Free Rock & Roll Education for Trenton Public Schools

New Chapter Launch of Little Kids Rock Kicks off with Free Two-day Teacher Training Workshop on February 24 and 25

February 21, 2007 – Trenton, NJ - 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 a new chapter in Trenton, New Jersey. The Trenton chapter launch has been made possible through a generous gift of 600 guitars donated by Target and Washburn. Students who participate in the music program will receive free music classes, guitars and cases.

The chapter launch kicks off with a free two-day workshop for all teachers who wish to bring the LKR program into their schools. Teachers who complete the training workshop may begin leading classes in March 2007, just in time for National Music in our Schools Month. *The workshop will take place on February 24 and 25 from 10am-4pm each day at the Trenton Board of Education Auditorium (108 North Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609). Media are invited to attend the two-day workshop.

Participating Trenton schools include: Franklin Elementary School, Gregory Elementary School, Parker Elementary School, Parker Annex II Elementary School, P.J. Hill Elementary School, Robbins Elementary School, Stokes Elementary School, Hedgepeth/Williams Middle School, Robbins Annex Middle School, Trenton Central High School and Trenton Central HS West.

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. To date, the Little Kids Rock program has served more than 10,000 students in California, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, New Jersey and Tennessee. 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 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. Founded by an elementary school teacher in 1996, Little Kids Rock is now serving thousands of students in CA, GA, LA, NY, NJ and TN. More information can be found at: www.littlekidsrock.org.

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