Rocking Music Education

Despite research which proves playing an instrument boosts overall academic performance, music education is often first to feel cuts when school budgets get lean.  Educator David Wish began offering after-school guitar lessons when music programs were eliminated at his school.  His efforts became wildly popular and eventually blossomed into the nonprofit, Little Kids Rock.

Wish dedicates his life to the restoration and revitalization of music education in U.S. public school systems.  His organization provides free instruments and music instruction to underserved schools around the nation.  K through 12 learn musical forms like rock, rap, blues, hip-hop.  Composing is stressed as much as recitation to inspire student creativity. The lessons interface with material on the Little Kids Rock website so that children have unfettered access to musical instruction.