Free Rock & Roll Classes for 30 New Schools  in the Los Angeles-area; 500-1,000 Students to Receive the Gift of Music Education

Little Kids Rock to Provide Free Two-day Teacher Training Workshop
December 1 and 2

Media Contact:
Allison Neves, PR Director
Little Kids Rock
415-948-1200
allison@littlekidsrock.org

November 28, 2007 – Los Angeles, CA - Little Kids Rock (LKR), a non-profit music program that provides free instruments and instruction for public school students, today announced that it will be launching new programs in 30 schools in the Los Angeles-area which will result in providing the gift of music education to 500-1,000 K-12 students. Students who participate in the Little Kids Rock music program will receive free music classes in addition to guitars and gig bags. These new programs are made possible through a generous grant from the NAMM Foundation.

This month Little Kids Rock will be providing a free two-day mentor workshop for all teachers who wish to bring the LKR program into their schools. Teachers who complete the workshop may begin leading classes as early as January 2008.  The workshop will take place on December 1st and 2nd, 2007 from 10am to 4pm each day at Venice High School on 13000 Venice Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA.

-- Media are invited to attend the two-day workshop.

Participating Los Angeles-area schools include: Muir Middle, Vista Middle School, West Hollywood Elementary, Puesta del Sol, Delevan Dr., Reseda, Belvedere, Southeast Middle School, Eagle Rock High School, Le Conte Middle, North, Hollywood High School, Audubon Middle School, Fleming Middle School, Village Elementary, Madison Elementary, El Sereno Middle School, John Liechty MS, Southeast High School, City of Angels, Vine Street Elementary, Thelma Bedell, West Palms Conservatory, Lawrence Middle, John Marshall Sr. High, Manual Arts, Better Plasencia, Gardner Street School, Cimarron Elementary, Century Park E.S. and John F. Kennedy High.

Little Kids Rock teaches kids how to play pop, rock, funk, blues, rap and hip-hop music. LKR students not only perform, but they also compose and record their own music. They have released four full-length CDs as well as music videos featuring student-written originals. Currently, the Little Kids Rock program serves more than 12,000 students in California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington DC. Supporters of the program include Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, B.B. King and Brad Delson of Linkin Park.

About Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock believes that music is a critical component of a first-rate education. Many schools have been stripped of their music programs. These cuts have had a disproportionately large impact on children from low-income backgrounds. Little Kids Rock restores music to its rightful place in the academic lives of kids in our public schools by providing a rich music education program including instrument instruction, free instruments and trained mentors. Currently, the Little Kids Rock program serves more than 12,000 students in California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington DC. For more information, visit us at www.littlekidsrock.org or www.littlekidsrock.tv

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