ASCAP Foundation
Three young rockers practice their chords.
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Liberty DeVitto, drummer for Billy Joel, teaches a Little Kids Rock class at CES 58x Public School in the Bronx in May. |
Each year, The ASCAP Foundation gives grants to other charitable organizations that operate music education and talent development programs that are consistent with our mission and objectives and which support music education programs for aspiring songwriters and composers, Little Kids Rock received a 2005 grant from The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, established with a bequest from the writer of "Tea for Two," and from our Joseph and Rosalie Meyer Fund, established by a bequest from the widow of Joseph Meyer who wrote "California Here I Come." Little Kids Rock serves more than 4,000 children in NY, NJ, CA and TN by providing music instruction and composition classes to economically disadvantaged public school children as well as teacher training workshops. On May 24th, Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel's drummer) led a Little Kids Rock class at CES 58x Public School in the Bronx.
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