Maine Motif Issue 1, Vol. II (Fall, 2017) | Page 11

Maine Kids Rock!

“ KIDS ROCK” PILOT PROGRAM LAUNCHES.
By Beth Lambert, MDOE Visual and Performing Arts Specialist
On Saturday, August 9 th, 40 music educators from Fort Fairfield to Portland attended the first Maine Kids Rock! training, Modern Band 101 at Waterville Senior High School. Little Kids Rock head of curriculum and training, Scott Burnstein, conducted the training that made all the teachers“ Little Kids Rock certified teachers.” In addition to the amazing learning experience teachers had that day, all teachers received a bag full of curriculum and teaching resources, drum sticks, tuners, t-shirts and, as an added surprise, Little Kids Rock gifted all the participating teachers a new acoustic guitar.