Free Music Lesson for the 9th Annual Teach Music Week -- March 20-26

FREE Music Lessons to Celebrate

9^th Annual Teach Music Week

Over 1,000 Participating Locations

Philadelphia/PA USA – The 9^th Annual Teach Music Week will be celebrated Monday, March 20^th through Sunday, March 26^th.  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 children & adults).  This year, over 1,000 locations in a dozen countries will participate, including the Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Paraguay, the Philippines, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Teach Music Week is celebrated annually during the 3rd week of March to coincide with Music in Our Schools Month®.  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 choral classes. 

Vincent James, co-founder of Keep Music Alive states: “We all know that the biggest hurdle to doing something is often 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 9^th Annual Teach Music Week:  Alfred Music, Casio, Conn-Selmer, D’Addario Foundation, Hungry for Music, Kala Brand Music, Music Nomad, REMO Percussion and the Spirit of Harmony Foundation.  Together, they are helping to share the Teach Music Week message, inspiring more children and adults to begin their musical journey. Music & Arts, the largest music lesson provider in the country, will participate in Teach Music Week by hosting a FREE group guitar lesson for kids 8 to 13 years old on Saturday, March 25^th at participating locations.  Guitar Center locations will bookend Teach Music Week with a FREE group guitar lesson on both Saturday, March 18 and March 25.

Individual locations from additional chains participating this year include 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, call (610) 874-6312 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Keep Music Alive is a 501(c)(3) arts non-profit on a mission to help more children (and adults) reap the educational, therapeutic and social benefits of playing music.  They are founders of two international music holidays: Teach Music Week (3^rd week in March) and Kids Music Day (1^st Friday in October).  Each year, Keep Music Alive partners with hundreds of music school and retail locations around the wold 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).