Music Teachers Rock launches In Plymouth to get instruments to students

PLYMOUTH — A local foundation has launched in Plymouth focusing on providing music teachers and students with musical instruments.

Music Teachers Rock is a local nonprofit-to-be that was born from the idea that musical extracurricular activities should be easily obtainable for all students. More than 28,000 students in New Hampshire live below the poverty line and therefore usually cannot afford to lease or buy a musical instrument.

The aim of Music Teachers Rock is to provide these instruments to students totally free. Students who partake in musical extracurricular activites have been shown to display higher levels of performance in the class room as well as in their own lives.

Samuel Eddy, the newly named director, is working closely with the public school systems to get MTR off the ground.

"We here at Music Teachers Rock are truly excited to be taking on a project that will have such a positive impact on students

here in New Hampshire. As musicians ourselves, we feel close to this project and have personally seen the benfits that come with students being able to have an instrument to call their own."

The educators insurance agency that Eddy and his team reside at work closely with educators in the Lakes Region and White Mountains and has contributed to over 100 Donorschoose.org projects.

"We want to gather needs from the public school music teachers and collaborate with DonorsChoose.org to meet as many needs as possible," he said.

Music Teachers Rock is located at 300 Main St. in Plymouth. See more at www.Musicteachersrock.com or find them on Facebook at Music Teachers Rock. They currently have a GoFundMe set up to cover costs for their initial set up and to obtain their first round of donatable musical instruments.

Music Teachers Rock is a nonprofit group working to provide musical instriments to students who can't afford their own. This is the adoption room at 300 Main St. in Plymouth where students will be allowed to choose a instrument and where donations can be brought. (Courtesy photo)