In the week leading up to the The 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, The Grammy® Museum will host a variety of activities intended to introduce people to the wide array of musical genres represented by the GRAMMY® Awards. In addition to hosting several public programs, the Museum will also welcome local students each morning to experience the excitement of GRAMMY® Week 2012 with its popular “Backstage Pass” Series.

Additionally, The GRAMMY® Museum will celebrate the week leading up to the GRAMMY® Awards with six days of educational programs prior to Sunday's show. The Museum will kick off the week with two family programs featuring the band Rhythm Child at Westfield Topanga Mall. These fun-for-all-ages shows will take place at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

Continuing the week, the Museum will host five days of "Backstage Pass" workshops in the Clive Davis Theater. This career exploration program gives students a behind the scenes look at what it takes to make it in the music industry. Each hour-long program includes an overview of careers in the industry, features a question and answer session with an artist and culminates with a live performance.

Educational Programming will include:

Monday, February 6: Backstage Pass: Claude Kelly
Tuesday, February 7: Backstage Pass: BC Jean
Wednesday, February 8: Backstage Pass: Goapele
Thursday, February 9: Backstage Pass: Marty Stuart
Friday, February 10: Backstage Pass: Haley Reinhart

The 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards will be broadcast live from STAPLES Center on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 8pm ET/PT.

Please note that the Backstage Pass events are NOT opened to the public.

By Belinda Thomas