Lang Lang's "Keys of Inspiration" unveils in San Diego, California

Pupils take piano class at the High Tech Elementary Explorer School in San Diego, Carlifornia, Jan. 22, 2016. [Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun]

The Foundation, founded by Chinese talented pianist Lang Lang in 2008, started the "Keys of Inspiration" music class program three years ago. It is a three-year public school partnership program that has established a replicable pathway into the world of music for children at grades 2 to 5.

Currently, the "Keys of Inspiration" was launched in six schools in different cities, including New York City, Boston and San Diego, benefiting 1,223 students. The program plans to expand and serve over 6,200 students in the upcoming few years, according to the Foundation.

High Tech Elementary Explorer, an independent public school founded in 2000, is the first that launched the program in California. Selected schools receive a fully equipped piano lab, teaching materials and workbooks, and a full-time piano teacher.

Lukas Barwinski, the CEO of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, told Xinhua, "we are taking over the whole cost of all instrument, we are buying also all the education materials, like books and everything, and we are paying the salary to the music teacher for three years. And after three years, the school is taking over the lab and owns all instrument."