Fender and the Grammy Museum Present the Power of Music Education: Giving Children the Musical Advantage, Sept. 21
Students, teachers and parents interested in learning more about music education and in keeping music education programs alive in U.S. schools won’t want to miss The Power of Music Education: Giving Children the Musical Advantage, presented by Fender and the Grammy Museum at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, at the Grammy Museum.
Join Little Kids Rock founder David Wish and Fender Music Education director Bob Morris for a 90-minute program that illustrates how music is a vital part of a complete education, how children can benefit greatly from making music, and what both organizations are doing to further the cause of music education in the nation’s grade schools, middle schools and high schools.
School music directors nationwide are discovering the benefits of classroom instruction for guitar—an instrument with particular appeal to the nation’s youth and a demonstrated ability to help draw new students to existing music programs. Learn how formal in-school guitar instruction can, rather than supplanting interest in “traditional” music instruction, draw more students who otherwise might not be interested into music programs.
Through his music education work for the Fender Musical Instruments Corp., Morris has personally and energetically encouraged and guided many guitar programs in school districts nationwide. Elementary school teacher Wish, frustrated by a lack of funding for music education at his school, founded Little Kids Rock in 1996 as an informal after-school guitar class; it has since flourished as nationally recognized non-profit organization that has brought musical instruments and education to thousands of students nationwide.
Doors open at 7 p.m. This very special event is free and open to the public; reservations are required and may be made by contacting the Grammy Museum at 213.765.6800 or education@grammymuseum.org.
The Grammy Museum is located at 800 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90015. For further information online, visit www.grammymuseum.org.
