Meet the duo
Narwhals & Waterfalls, since 2018
We're Paige and Adrien, two music teachers who couldn't find SEL resources we loved, so we wrote our own. Now these songs are in classrooms, therapy rooms, and living rooms everywhere.
Our Story
It started with a gap in our playlists
In 2018, after years of teaching music, Paige walked out of a Social Emotional Learning training with one burning thought: Where are the songs?
I realized there weren't many SEL songs I loved or could actually use in my classroom. So I started writing them.
That same year, she met Adrien, a fellow music teacher with the same itch to create something that worked for real kids in real classrooms. Narwhals & Waterfalls was born in September 2018, and they've been writing, recording, and teaching together ever since.
Today, N&W's music and resources are used by thousands of teachers, therapists, counselors, and parents across the country. In public schools, Montessori classrooms, therapy sessions, baby & me groups, and kitchen dance parties alike.
Two teachers with one mission
Paige Bell
Singer-songwriter · Music educator · Co-founder
Paige has spent nearly 12+ years teaching music in public, Montessori, and charter schools, plus baby & me classes, working with kids from birth to 5th grade.
She started writing SEL songs because she needed them herself. Now she hopes every kid who sings "I Can Do Hard Things" actually believes it.
Favorite season
Spring! I love when the weather starts to warm up and everything begins to bloom. It feels like a fresh start and makes being outside even better.
Favorite meal
Breakfast with coffee! I love all types of breakfast food such as pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns and syrup.
Perfect day off
Sleeping in, coffee or brunch with my husband and our two little ones, then a long walk, run, or ride on the Peloton.
Unexpected talent
I’m surprisingly great at hula-hooping... and I can wiggle each eyebrow on command.
Favorite quote
The radical acceptance of all our emotions is the cornerstone to resilience, thriving, and true, authentic happiness. -Susan David
Adrien Palmer
Singer-songwriter · Music educator · Co-founder
Adrien has been making music for kids and teaching in the classroom long enough to know that the best lessons don't feel like lessons. He started as a camp counselor and has worked in or around education ever since.
Music has always been a space for joy, expression, and community for him and he enjoys sharing that space whenever he can.
Favorite season
Late summer. Bare feet, windows down.
Post-show snack
Salt & vinegar chips or seasoned fries. Something with some bite.
Perfect day off
Wake up without an alarm clock, yoga and coffee, a walk with the fam, a nice drive with the windows down, then grilling some steak before a good movie.
Favorite Book
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. And the Netflix movie based on it is extraordinary.
Weirdest job
I lived in Japan for a few years and each year I would play Santa for various Christmas programs and events. What a weird mix of confusion and joy on the kids’ faces when I showed up with a guitar over my shoulder instead of a sack of presents!
Favorite quote
All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Our Mission
At Narwhals and Waterfalls, we make SEL engaging and accessible through music, movement, and creative resources, helping educators (official and unofficial) build connected classrooms and homes. Because when the people who care for children are supported, every child thrives.
Our Heart & Purpose
Our Vision
We envision a world where SEL is woven into every interaction children have. Not just a lesson, but a language. Where music, movement, and creative expression give every child the tools to understand themselves and each other. And where every teacher, counselor, and caregiver has what they need to make that happen. Joyfully, and without the overwhelm.
We are proud to work or have worked with:
