Bird School of Music

About

Bird provides instrumental instruction and band supervision to children, young adults and old adults. Our dedicated and passionate teaching staff draws from academic truths and established art forms in an effort to encourage original compositions and provoke fresh perspectives.

Bird is a school of music, an art space, a performance venue, a recording facility and even a yoga studio.

Here, music and technology come together in a positive and safe environment. Students are encouraged to use what's current to enhance their creative musical ideas. We emphasize technique and exposure to all genres of music, enabling musicians to build on familiar ideas to produce something unique. We like to think of our work as the intersection of music, community and technology.

History

Co-founder and director Lane Murchison is an experienced musician, instructor, composer and producer who performs regularly in the Bay Area and beyond. Private lesson instructors, a house engineer, student interns and guest artists drive our clinics, lessons and workshops.

Services Offered

Bird provides instrumental instruction and band supervision to children (ages 7+), young adults and adults. Our musical offerings include instrumental and voice instruction, bands, private and semi-private lessons, rehearsal space, special clinics and workshops and professional audio and video services. For more information on our music instruction and recording services, please see the Music page.

Connection to the Community

All students are encouraged to collaborate in jams, bands and special projects. Beyond music instruction and production, Bird hosts yoga classes, art shows, musical performances and other events. We are a resource and a gathering place, drawing on the mutual creative vibe present in all these disciplines.

Bird donates a portion of its profits to programs promoting music in schools and local arts.