GITS Fest

With Support from Ford Motor Company Fund

You can now view all of the 2022 GRAMMY In The Schools Fest sessions by clicking here!

GRAMMY In The Schools® Fest (GITS Fest) is a four-day virtual festival celebrating music and music education during the week leading up to Music’s Biggest Night – the GRAMMY Awards®.

Featuring performances by students and professionals along with engaging, educational panels by artists, educators and other music professionals, GITS Fest will truly localize the GRAMMY Week experience in cities and schools nationwide. Woven throughout the virtual festival will be lessons and other valuable information provided by top practitioners across the broad spectrum of music, music education and its connection to other school subject areas. Lesson plans and study guides will be made available free of charge to all teachers around the country who register their students to participate.

Check out all of the 2022 participants and schedule below.

Monday, March 28

10:00am - Clinic & Performance at Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, OH. Featuring the Gateways Brass Collective, and Stivers Band Director, Ryan Griffin.

11:00am - Artist Session with Jeff Pilson From Foreigner.

12:00pm - Choral Clinic at Alexandria City High School in Alexandria, VA. Featuring Music Educator Award Winner, Jeffery Redding, and Alexandria Choir Director, Theodore Thorpe III.

1:00pm - Artistry and Musicianship in Audio Engineering featuring GRAMMY-winner Manny Marroquin.

Tuesday, March 29

10:00am - Artist Session with MUNA.

11:00am - Clinic at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI. Featuring Chip Staley and Pioneer's Band Director, David Leach.

12:00pm - Artist Session with KID SISTR.

1:00pm - Artist Session with SWITCHFOOT.

Wednesday, March 30

11:00am - Artist Session with CIMAFUNK.

12:00pm - Jazz Clinic and Performance at Niles North High School in Skokie, IL. Featuring The Katie Thiroux Trio.

1:00pm - GRAMMY Camp Faculty Panel Featuring Laura Donohue, Nathan Adam, and Leslie Drayton.

Thursday, March 31

12:00pm - GRAMMY Museum's Music Educator Award Winner Panel.

1:00pm - Preparing for Performance with Minimal Rehearsal Time Panel ft. GRAMMY In The Schools Alumni Band.

8:00pm - A GRAMMY In The Schools, Salute To Music Education Featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and The GRAMMY In The Schools Alumni Band.

For any questions reach out to Julie Mutnansky at jmutnansky@grammymuseum.org