Carlos Santana’s Milagro Foundation Launches ‘New Hampshire Rocks!’ Music Education Program
Carlos Santana's Milagro Foundation partnered with the New Hampshire Department of Education, Little Kids Rock and Graystone Builders to bring music education to 13 New Hampshire schools. These collective foundations raised $85,000 for the "New Hampshire Rocks!" statewide program, which aims to expand students' educational opportunities by allowing them to create, perform and connect through music. Thirty teachers in [...]
Rapper Wiz Khalifa Visits Little Kids Rock Classroom at Eliot Arts Magnet Academy
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with one of Little Kid’s Rock sweetest artist supporters?! Wiz Khalifa visited Little Kids Rock classroom at Eliot Art Magnet Academy in Pasadena Unified School District this week for a Surprise Visit! Just look at the students’ faces! Wiz jumped right in [...]
JBL Audio teams up with NY athletes to donate headphones to Bronx kids in need
An audio company is helping students across the country adapt to school from home. In an effort to provide support to kids during the COVID-19 pandemic, JBL Audio announced the donation of headphones to schools in eight cities through the Little Kids Rock organization, a national nonprofit dedicated to innovating music [...]
Opening Doors for All Students: 2019 National NAfME Conference
The upcoming 2019 NAfME Conference will explore more ways to bring students music education! The theme for the 2018 NAfME National Conference, held in Dallas, Texas, was “Amplify: Lead. Engage. Inspire,” and it drew an overwhelmingly positive response from its organizers, presenters, and attendees. Anne Marie Fennell—NAfME Innovations Council Chair and General [...]
Usher And Little Kids Rock Bring Instruments To Innovate Music Education In 20 Hamilton County Schools
Wednesday Usher’s Nancy Lackey Community Education Fund and national music education nonprofit Little Kids Rock announced a partnership to launch Little Kids Rock’s "highly inclusive, culturally relevant, and innovative music education programs" in 20 new Hamilton County Schools. "More than 3,500 students will benefit from the unique curriculum and instrument donation, [...]
Chaka Khan Wants to Make Sure Music Programs Stay in Schools
Children have been the focus of Chaka Khan’s charitable endeavors for years; music has been her life’s calling. So it’s no surprise that the legendary singer found a way to combine the two with her support for Little Kids Rock. Founded in 2002, the New Jersey-based nonprofit provides instruments and materials for [...]
