The Deli Magazine San Francisco celebrates Bay Area based underground and emerging artists almost every single day. I’m completely inspired by new music and what’s going on in the local performance arts community, but last weekend on May 16th, I ventured out to Facebook Headquarters to talk to Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers about his work with the music education nonprofit organization, Little Kids Rock.
Music education is being taken out of the public school system, and I know this for a fact because I work with Bay Area children who don’t have mandatory music programs in their standard public school curriculum. Chad Smith believes music should not be an elective, but a part of American children’s day to day public school experience. You can listen in on a chat I had with him about how music education enriched his life and made him who he is today. If you want to get involved, reach out to your local community’s board of education and help work to include music education in Bay Area schools.
You can donate to and/or get involved with Little Kids Rock, Bay Area Girls Rock Camp or Hip Hop for Change (Oakland, CA) to support hands on contemporary, alternative music education as well.
Publik / Private Podcast with Jordannah Elizabeth: Ep01. Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers by Jordannah Elizabeth on Mixcloud