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 .