
HEATHER FEATHER
Children's Music

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About

Heather Feather has been teaching for over 25 years and ADORES children. She believes that making music should, first and foremost, be FUN! And active. And a little crazy! Her fondest musical memories are some of her earliest: singing and playing music with her family as a preschooler...and so she enourages families to enjoy and make music together. As a performer, Heather Feather has recently released her first solo album, "Songs for Growing," for which she was awarded two FACTOR Artist Development Grants supported by the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. "Songs for Growing" has recently been nominated for the 2023 East Coast Music Awards' Children's Entertainer of the Year. This toe-tapping album consists of twelve songs for children ages 0-10 years, and it will have the whole family dancing and singing along. It has been described by CBC's Sonali Karnick as "appealing to kids' intelligence and sense of humour," and has been applauded for it's highly-refined musical quality that engages parents and children alike. As a composer and teacher, Heather writes songs that encourage physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development in children of all ages. Her songs are instructive: there is pedagogical material, or a lesson of some sort, in every tune. This lesson or meaning can be understood at different levels as children grow and develop. Heather was educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland (BMus in Music Theory and Composition), Bowling Green State University (MM studies in Music Theory) and McGill University (PhD in Music Theory), and taught at McGill University. She currently enjoys teaching through her preschool music business WeeJam, through which she services daycares, preschools, and provides "seriously fun" parent and child group classes.
BIOGRAPHY
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Nomination, Children's Entertainer of the Year, 2023 East Coast Music Awards
3rd Place, People's Choice Global Album of the Year, 2022 Funky Kid's Radio Awards
3rd Place, People's Choice People's Choice Artist of the Year, Canadian Performers, 2022 Funky Kid's Radio Awards
Nomination, People's Choice Song of the Year (Shayne the Sheep), Canadian Performers, 2022 Funky Kid's Radio Awards
MEDIA & PRESS
Sing With Suzi, February 13, 2023
CBC All in a Weekend with Sonali Karnik, September 11, 2022
CKUT | The New Spins Library, August 21st 2022
Lien Multimedia / Qui fait quoi, August 15, 2022
RADIO
ABC Kids Listen Radio, DAB+/online, by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Active Kids Radio, 103.3 Asheville FM, Asheville, NC
Jazzy Jazz, CISM 89.3 FM, Montreal, QC
Jazz Actuel, CIBL 101.5 FM, Montreal, QC
Kinderling Kids Radio, DAB+/online, Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia
KID.RADIO Internet Radio, Laguana Beach, CA
The Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl on JUMP 105.3 Pittsburgh and WAWL Internet Radio,
Chattanooga, TN
PERFORMANCES
Ottawa International Crafts and Book Expo 2023, Ottawa, ON. Friday, March 3, 2023 at 12:00pm. To find out more or purchase a ticket
Songs for Growing Album Release Concert, St. Columba-by-the-Lake Church, Pointe Claire, QC. September 11, 2023
