Bruce Gallipani, Director of the Rockit for Kids music group in Red Bank, NJ has announced the next audition date for aspiring young rockers. Auditions will be held Sunday, September 6th from 10am-6pm at the Count Basie Theatre. The audition fee is $10 and registration is open to guitarists, drummers, vocalists, bassists, keyboardists, brass and string players. Space is limited.
The Rockit for Kids program lasts 6 weeks, with students attending a 55-minute band class each week with specialized instructors. At the end of the 6 week program, the young rockers perform a live concert onstage together in front of a packed audience of adults and children who have come to see and hear the accomplished new band. The band performs classic rock tunes as well as modern hits.
Also coming up in September, Rockit will be offering skill-building and performance enhancement classes on Thursdays. This training program offers those not yet ready to perform in the end-of-program concert the chance to work in a band and develop the necessary skills and techniques to take their musicianship to the next level.
Rockit For Kids band members have had the luxury of performing live at the Count Basie hundreds of times since the program began in 2004. This past April, the young musicians were invited to open for the Marshall Tucker Band. Rockit band members also performed a Benefit concert for the Bolger Middle School in Keansburg, and competed in the Battle of the Bands in Belmar (members of Rockit took first place!).
Registration for new members is available at http://www.rockitforkids.org/program/program.html
About Rockit for Kids
Rockit For Kids is a Red Bank based music program for young musicians, which gives kids an instant opportunity to play live Rock & Roll with their peers, bringing them together to perform as an accomplished band. The program is primarily for kids between the ages of 8 and 16 who audition live for a chance to be a part of the next live concert.
Concert tickets are currently on sale for the August 29th concert at the Basie.
For more information, visit http://www.rockitforkids.org/news/news.html
For more information:
Bruce Gallipani
Founder
Rockit For Kids
bruce@rockitforkids.org
