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Lindsay Ell is inspiring kids to make music of their own!
PEOPLE exclusively shares a video of the country star, 31, leading a songwriting workshop during a virtual classroom visit with fourth-grade music students of Mt. View Elementary in Nashville. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Ell and the CMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, are helping kick off the month of March as Music in Our Schools Month. When I was able to throw a lesson plan together for the children of Mt. View Elementary, I was 100 percent down to do it. I asked the teachers, Would you think they d be engaged? Should I give them assignments and let them write their own songs? Or should we write a song together? Ell recalls. And they were like, I think it d be great if we all wrote a
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Lindsay Ell will take on ambassador duties for the CMA’s Unified Voices for Music Education initiative beginning this month. She’s the third artist to join the program, following
Ashley McBryde who was the inaugural artist ambassador, back in December 2020 as well as
Jimmie Allen.
Known both for her skills as a songwriter and guitar player, Lindsay will participate in the program by creating tutorials, meeting virtually with students and teachers, leading a songwriting workshop and more.
“Music education was such an important part of my childhood,” the singer explains. “Growing up, I learned to lean into music as an outlet thanks to the guidance and encouragement of some truly amazing teachers..Being able to teach the power of music to students in school at an early age is a gift that I believe will serve them in so many ways for the rest of their lives.”