(NEWARK, NJ) -- As arts educations funds are cut from public schools nationwide, The Lang Lang International Music Foundation is trying to fill the gap. On July 30th and 31st from 9:00am til 5:00pm, The Lang Lang International Music Foundation will host summer training for their Keys of Inspiration program at First Avenue School in Newark.
During the training, teachers from underserved and underfunded schools across the nation gather to train in Lang Lang's Piano Method curriculum. The Foundation provides each school with a grant valued at $50,000 and up to 30 electric pianos through a partnership with Roland. Recent research has shown music instruction improves children’s communication skills, attention, and memory.
Lang Lang is arguably the worlds most recognizable classical pianist, starting his training as a young boy he understands how music can improve a child's life. The Keys of Inspiration program is able to reach students of all backgrounds and give them a chance to experience the power of music.
Keys of Inspiration(R) is an innovative program designed to redefine what music education looks like in American public schools. KOI weaves rigorous, keyboard-centric, musical instruction into selected Title 1 public schools’ mandatory curriculum––integrating group piano classes for grades 2-5, twice a week.
Keys of Inspiration(R), a partner of the GRAMMY(R) Music Education Coalition, is a public school music education intervention program, created to inspire change from within. With KOI, we provide a safe, creative outlet for emotional release in schools while delivering a rigorous music education program that supports student achievement in music, as well as overall academic and social performance.
More About Lang Lang International Music Foundation: They have set out to change the face of music education. Their goal was to educate, inspire and motivate the next generation of music lovers and performers. They have always believed that music has the power to make the world a better place, and with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation(R), they strive to achieve this every day.
KEYS OF INSPIRATION SCHOOLS
New Jersey -
Wilson Avenue School - 19 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ 07105
First Avenue School - 214 1st Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
Dr. Horton Elementary School - 291 N 7th St, Newark, NJ 07107
New York -
PS 13 Roberto Clemente School - 557 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207 (East New York)
PS 214 Michael Friedsam School - 2944 Pitkin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 (Border of East New York and Queens)
PS 46 Arthur Tappan School - 2987 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10039 (Harlem)
Pennsylvania -
Fox Chase School - 500 Rhawn St, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Edward T Steel School - 4301 Wayne Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Southwark Elementary School - 1835 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Hon. Luis Muñoz Marín Elementary School - 3300 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Francis Scott Key School - 2230 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Massachusetts -
Orchard Gardens School - 906 Albany St, Boston, MA 02119
Paul A. Dever Elementary - 325 Mt Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 02125
Chittick Elementary - 154 Ruskindale Rd, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Irwin Jacobs Elementary School - 47 Emery Street, New Bedford, MA 02744
Boston Arts Academy - 11 Charles St, Dorchester, MA 02122
Illinois -
CICS Prairie School - 11530 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
CICS Bucktown - 2235 N Hamilton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
O’Keefe School of Excellence - 6940 S Merrill Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
William F Finkl Academy - 2332 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Mariano Azuela Elementary - 4707 W Marquette Rd, Chicago, IL 60629
California -
Sassarini Elementary School - 652 5th St W, Sonoma, CA 95476
High Tech Elementary Explorer - 2230 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106
Dunbar Elementary - 11700 Dunbar Rd, Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Juliette Lowe School of the Arts - 215 N Ventura St, Anaheim, CA 92801
Arbolita Elementary School - 1001 Brookdale Ave, La Habra, CA 90631
Las Lomas Elementary School - 1460 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Van Deene STEAM Academy - 826 Javelin St, Torrance, CA 90502
Miramonte Elementary School - 1400 E 68th St, Los Angeles, CA 90001
Florida -
James H Bright/J.W. Johnson Elementary School - 2530 W 10th Ave, Hialeah, FL 33010
Treasure Island Elementary School - 7540 E Treasure Dr, North Bay Village, FL 33141
Palm Springs Elementary - 101 Davis Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33461
Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy - 12225 SW 280th St, Homestead, FL 33032
North Carolina -
Irving Park Elementary - 1310 Sunset Dr, Greensboro, NC 27408
Sedgefield Elementary - 2905 Groometown Rd, Greensboro, NC 27407
Waldo C. Faulkner Elementary - 3931 Naco Rd, Greensboro, NC 27401
Jefferson Elementary School - 1400 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410
Oak View Elementary School - 614 Oakview Rd, High Point, NC 27265
