Satella Sharps Waterstone (February 1875 – June 15, 1938) nicknamed "Miss Birda",[1] was an American author, composer, and teacher.
Waterstone was educated by private tutors before studying at Columbia University and in Jena, Germany.
After traveling throughout Europe, she returned home and began teaching at Spinning Private School in South Orange, New Jersey.
In 1916, Waterstone and Emma Hedden opened the Hedden-Waterstone Private School for Boys and Girls, for kindergarten through third grade students.
[5] She wrote articles about early music education, training rhythm bands, and kindersymhonies or toy symphonies.