Free Rock & Roll Classes for 21 New Schools in the Nashville-Area; 900 Students to Receive the Gift of Music Education

Little Kids Rock to Provide Free Two-day Teacher Training Workshop
November 3 and 4

November 1, 2007 – Nashville, TN - 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 21 schools in the Nashville-area which will result in providing the gift of music education to 900 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. The new programs were made possible through a generous grant from the Hot Topic 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 December 2007.  *The workshop will take place on Saturday, November 3 and Sunday, November 4 from 10:00am-4:00pm each day at The Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University 2400 Blakemore Ave. Nashville, TN

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

Participating Nashville-area schools include: International Newcomer Academy
H.G. Hill Middle School, Haynes Middle, Paragon Mills Elementary School, Madison School, Tom Joy Elementary, Ashland city School, Una Elementary, Gary Lighthouse Charter School, Mt. View Elementary, Tulip Grove Elementary, Ridgecrest, Haywood Elementary, Glen Enhanced Option School, Head Magnet Middle School, Glencliff High school, Madison Special Education, Isaiah T.C. Creswell, Jere Baxter Middle School, Joelton Elementary, Martha Vaught Middle School, and Cole Elementary

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

Note to Media: Interviews with spokespeople and b-roll available upon request.

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