{"id":122764,"date":"2023-09-20T21:57:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T01:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=122764"},"modified":"2023-09-20T21:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T01:57:55","slug":"keep-music-alive-1200-locations-to-celebrate-8th-annual-kids-music-day-friday-october-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=122764","title":{"rendered":"Keep Music Alive & 1,200+ Locations to Celebrate 8th Annual Kids Music Day \u2013 Friday, October 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 1,200 locations in all 50 US states, Canada and a dozen other countries will participate in the\u00a08th Annual Kids Music Day<\/strong>\u00a0this year with special events\u00a0& promotions that benefit\u00a0&\u00a0celebrate kids playing music.\u00a0 Kids Music Day events & promotions will be held between Friday,\u00a0September 29th<\/sup>\u00a0and Sunday,October 8th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0 Families can locate Kids Music Day activities in their community by entering their zip code on the\u00a0www.KidsMusicDay.org<\/a>\u00a0locator page.<\/p>\n

Keep Music Alive<\/strong>\u00a0is excited to,\u00a0once again,\u00a0partner with the\u00a0Music & Arts<\/strong>\u00a0&\u00a0Guitar Center\u00a0<\/strong>retail\u00a0chains who are making it easier and more fun than ever to give music a try!\u00a0\u00a0 Both chains are offering a FREE group guitar lesson on Saturday,\u00a0October 7th to celebrate Kids Music Day.\u00a0 Included is a special promotion \u201cBuy 3 Lessons, Get 1 Free\u201d + Free Registration for those who attend\u00a0& sign up at the event.<\/p>\n

Saturday 10\/7 @ 11 AM\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0Free Group Guitar Class at your local Music & Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n

RSVP<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0www.MusicArts.com\/Lessons-Open-House<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 10\/7 @ 11 AM<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0Free Group Guitar Class at your local Guitar Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

RSVP<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0www.GuitarCenter.com\/Lessons-Open-House.gc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMusic education creates lifelong benefits that can enrich a child\u2019s life, including increased social skills to higher levels of confidence and self-esteem<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Donny Gruendler, VP of Education at Guitar Center<\/strong>. \u201cFrom the guitar to the drums, it doesn\u2019t matter what instrument a child learns to play\u2014 the experience will allow them to cultivate their identity and kindle a life-long passion for learning. As a result, we are so proud to partner with Keep Music Alive and Kids Music Day to promote the value of music<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over a dozen celebrity artists are showing their support for Music Education by lending their name as Kids Music Day Ambassadors including:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Julie Andrews, Jack Black, Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Michael Feinstein, Kenny Loggins, Richie Sambora, Sarah McLachlan, Vanessa Williams, Victor Wooten, Todd Rundgren, Neil Nayyar, Philip Lawrence, Bernie Williams, Damien Escobar and Mandy Harvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kids Music Day is also supported by a number of music industry brands including\u00a0Alfred Music, CASIO EMI, Conn-Selmer, D\u2019Addario Foundation, Guitars in the Classroom, Kala Brand Music, Hungry for Music, Les Paul Foundation, Make Music, Music Nomad Equipment Care, Music for Minors II, Panyard, Remo Percussion and\u00a0The Spirit of Harmony Foundation.<\/b>\u00a0 Keep Music Alive is honored to welcome these partners helping to share the Kids Music Day message, inspiring more\u00a0kids to start their musical journey.<\/p>\n

Keep Music Alive<\/b>\u00a0is a national 501(c)(3) on a mission to help more kids\u00a0& adults reap the educational, therapeutic and social benefits of playing music.\u00a0\u00a0 Major programs include Teach Music Week in March, Kids Music Day in October and year-round Musical Instrument Petting Zoo events. For more information,<\/span>\u00a0please call (610) 874-6312 or visit\u00a0www.KeepMusicAlive.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0www.KidsMusicDay.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over 1,200 locations in all 50 US states, Canada and a dozen other countries will participate in the\u00a08th Annual Kids Music Day\u00a0this year with special events\u00a0& promotions that benefit\u00a0&\u00a0celebrate kids … Continue reading Keep Music Alive & 1,200+ Locations to Celebrate 8th Annual Kids Music Day \u2013 Friday, October 6th<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kids-music-day.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/122765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}