Free Rock & Roll Classes for 29 New Schools in New York City-area; 1,500 Students to Receive the Gift of Music Education

Little Kids Rock to Provide Free Two-day Teacher Training Workshop
November 17 and 18

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

November 15, 2007 – Bronx, NY - 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 29 schools in the New York City-area which will result in providing the gift of music education to 1,500 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.

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 Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18 from 10:00am-4:00pm at the PS58, 459 East 176th St., Bronx, NY 10457

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

Participating New York City-area schools include: CIS 303, Bernard Harris Elementary Schools # 250, PS 345, PS 396, 721Q, PS 65, PS 12, PS 57 Hubert H. Humphrey, PS 314 Muscota, Bronx Dance Academy, PS 189, PS 233@BCHS, MS-80, HS for Health Profession and Human Services, PS 119 Egbert Intermediate School, IS 2, PS 102 The Bay View School
IS 61, PS 10, MS 4, PS 196, MS 301, MS 348, MS 49, PS 107 Brooklyn, PS 376 The Bronx Latin School T.A.P. Co., PS 11 Highbridge School, IS 131 and CS 339

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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