DENVER, COLO. (7/9/09) -- Music lovers of all ages and skill levels are invited to make history with Swallow Hill, the Denver Film Society and Red Rocks Amphitheatre as they attempt to make the Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Music Lesson on Tuesday, July 28 at Red Rocks. Doors will open and registration will begin at 6 p.m. with the lesson starting at 7 p.m. This event is part of the Denver Film Society's annual Film on the Rocks series and precedes the screening of the film, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

Participants can bring any instrument, from guitar to tuba, from sitar to harmonica, that they can already play at an easy beginner level to participate in this special historical event. Swallow Hill faculty and special celebrity musicians will teach the audience of 8,000 how to play and sing two simple songs to put Colorado in the Guinness World Records. The lesson will be followed by a jam by our all-star performers and the audience will be encouraged to play along.

Tickets for Film on the Rocks are $10 and available in advance at any King Soopers or at denverfilm.org. This press release is also available online at http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/newsroom/newsmain.htm and also as a RSS Feed at http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/xml/newsroom/rss/SwallowHillNews.xml.

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2009 as one of the largest nonprofit institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than 2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Swallow Hill has been named one of the Top 25 Movers & Shakers in Arts & Culture by the Rocky Mountain News, has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.