PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Keep Music Alive is excited to announce the 11th Annual Teach Music Week happening Monday, March 17th through Sunday, March 23rd. This annual week-long holiday invites musicians, music schools, music stores and other music organizations to offer a free lesson or class to new students (both kids & adults). This year, 1,200+ locations in over a dozen countries will participate including the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom. Locations are now available to search by zipcode/city state at www.TeachMusicWeek.org with new locations being added weekly.
Keep Music Alive is honored to welcome the following music brands and organizations as partners for the 11th Annual Teach Music Week: Casio, Chord Board, Guitar Center, Les Paul Foundation, Music Nomad, Panyard and REMO. Locations from additional chains participating this year include Music & Arts, Long & McQuade, Kindermusik, Gymboree Play & Music, Music Together and the legendary School of Rock. Together, they are inspiring more children and adults to begin their own music making journey.
Keep Music Alive will also be hosting multiple Musical Instrument Petting Zoo events this March in PA, NJ & Del. Visit our KeepMusicAlive.org and click on the Events Tab starting Monday February 24th for March dates. These fun & interactive events are like a “please touch museum” for musical instruments – fun for all ages!
Teach Music Week is celebrated annually during the 3rd week of March to coincide with national Music in Our Schools Month® which is celebrating its milestone 40th Anniversary this year. Anyone interested in learning to play an instrument is encouraged to seek out a participating location or musician friend to help get them started. Teach Music Week also invites public, private and charter schools to schedule activities that will encourage more students to sign up for music, band and chorus classes.
Vincent James, co-founder of Keep Music Alive states: “We all know that very often the biggest hurdle to doing something is just getting started. With Teach Music Week, we are hoping to inspire a new generation of musicians who will continue reaping the many benefits of playing music, long after the month of March is over.”
Keep Music Alive is honored to welcome the following music brands and organizations as partners for the 11th Annual Teach Music Week: Casio, Chord Board, Guitar Center, Les Paul Foundation, Music Nomad, Panyard and REMO. Together, they are helping to share the Teach Music Week message, inspiring more children and adults to begin their musical journey.
Keep Music Alive is also excited to partner once again with Guitar Center, the retail chain making it easier and more fun than ever to give music a try with a FREE group guitar lesson on Saturday March 15: RSVP – www.GuitarCenter.com/Lessons-Open-House.gc
Locations from additional chains participating this year include Music & Arts, Long & McQuade, Kindermusik, Gymboree Play & Music, Music Together and the legendary School of Rock. For more information or to find participating locations, please visit www.TeachMusicWeek.org or call or email (610) 874-6312, [email protected].
Keep Music Alive is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit on a mission to help more kids (and adults) reap the educational, therapeutic and social benefits of playing music. They are founders of two international music holidays: Teach Music Week (3rd week in March) and Kids Music Day (1st Friday in October). Each year, Keep Music Alive partners with hundreds of music school and retail locations to offer free music lessons and host special events including student music performances, instrument petting zoos, community jams, instrument donation drives and more. For more information, please visit www.KeepMusicAlive.org.
Music in Our Schools Month® is a registered trademark owned by the National Association for Music Education (www.NAfME.org).
SOURCE Keep Music Alive
