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In School Music Studio Proposal

LaMar S. ro!n
National Uni"#rsit$
In partial %ul%ill&#nt o% th# r#'uir#&#nts %or
Co&put#r as# (#ch
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Budget: $25,000
As th# n##ds and stud#nt int#r#st in th# &usic pro)ra& )ro!s* !# ha"# %ound
ours#l"#s in n##d o% up)radin) our curr#nt &usic t#chnolo)$ la+. ,# n##d th# )rants to
+#tt#r pr#par# our stud#nts and #nsur# !# )i"# th#& a "i+rant l#arnin) #-p#ri#nc# in
&usic and arts. Our curr#nt &usic la+ has +#co&# "#r$ unr#lia+l# du# to th# a)in)
t#chnolo)$ that is no lon)#r su%%ici#nt. Also &ost o% our &usic #'uip&#nt is #ith#r old or
+ro.#n +#$ond r#pair and !# stru))lin) to pro"id# stud#nts !ith an outstandin) l#arnin)
#-p#ri#nc#. (h# )rant &on#$ !ill )r#atl$ incr#as# our chanc#s o% pro"idin) an
outstandin) l#arnin) #n"iron&#nt %or our stud#nts. .
(h# )rant &on#$ !ill pro"id# %undin) %or/0 n#! Appl# iMac co&put#rs that !ill
pro"id# a )r#at l#arnin) #-p#ri#nc# %or up to 01 stud#nts at a ti&#. E"#r$ stud#nt !ill )#t
th# #ducation and #-p#ri#nc# th#$ d#s#r"# +$ !or.in) and l#arnin) to)#th#r in )roups o%
t!o. In addition to th# co&put#rs th# )rant &on#$ !ill also pro"id# %undin) %or oth#r
it#&s as !#ll. ,# !ill us# th# &on#$ to purchas# &usic production hard!ar# such as
&icrophon#s* h#adphon#s* cords* pr#2a&ps* d#s.s and suppli#s* !hich ar# all #ss#ntial to
r#cordin) &usic and th# succ#ss o% this pro)ra&. ,ith th# l#%t o"#r %unds !# !ill
purchas# additional #'uip&#nt such as #-tra &icrophon#s and cords as !#ll sa"# &on#$
%or a sa%# %und* !hich can +# us#d %or r#pairs or additional suppli#s.

Onc# th# t#chnolo)$ is r#c#i"#d !# !ill +# a+l# to incorporat# it into our l#arnin)
acti"iti#s i&&#diat#l$. Stud#nts !ill )#t an ad"anc#d start in l#arnin) th# s.ills n##d#d
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to start a car##r in production* &usic #n)in##rin) or +#in) a r#cord or podcast produc#r.
Our curriculu& !ill +# di"id#d into 3 parts p#r s#&#st#r: introduction to #'uip&#nt*
introduction to Gara)#and and introduction to th# &usic industr$.
2 (h# %irst part o% our l#arnin) acti"iti#s !ill h#lp stud#nts )#t %a&iliar !ith th#ir
#'uip&#nt includin) s#t up and prop#r +r#a. do!n o% &icrophon#s* pr#2a&ps*
!ir#s* &onitors and .#$+oard con%i)urations. (h#$ !ill lat#r +# 'ui44#d and
t#st#d on #ach it#& l#arn#d. (h# t#st !ill r#'uir# stud#nts to +# o+s#r"#d !h#n
ass#&+lin) th# r#cordin) #'uip&#nt and th# %unction o% #ach.
2 (h# s#cond hal% o% th# l#arnin) acti"iti#s %or th# s#&#st#r !ill +# an introduction
to Gara)#and. H#r# stud#nts !ill l#arn th# int#r%ac#* tools* r#cordin) t#chni'u#s
and &usic %or&ats. (h#s# s.ills "#r$ +#n#%icial as th#$ ar# #asil$ trans%#ra+l# to
oth#r ad"anc#d pro)ra&s du# to th#ir si&ilariti#s. Onc# stud#nts ha"# th# +asic
s.ills do!n th#$ !ill +# t#st#d and r#'uir#d to produc# an ori)inal trac. %ro&
scratch.
2 (h# third portion o% l#arnin) acti"iti#s !ill +# an introduction to th# &usic
industr$. Stud#nts !ill do r#s#arch on co&&on &usic t#r&inolo)$ such as5
A6R7s* produc#rs* &ana)#rs* r#cord co&pani#s and d#&o su+&ission polici#s
and !rit# a short pap#r on #ach. As a %inal t#st th#$ on this s#ction th#$ !ill +#
r#'uir#d to put to)#th#r a d#&o pr#ss .it.
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(his t#chnolo)$ !ill )r#atl$ #nhanc# th# stud#nt7s .no!l#d)# and #-p#ri#nc# +$
pro"idin) hands on t#chnolo)$ and d#&onstration. Man$ schools includin) lac. this
t#chnolo)$ that !ill )r#atl$ ad"anc# our stud#nts. As stat#d in Educational Technology
into Teaching %ro& The School Music Program; A New Vision,
8(h# 92/0 &usic curriculu& that !as #sta+lish#d +$ th# /:3;s has #"ol"#d onl$
)raduall$ sinc# that ti&#<(h# curricula that !as acc#pta+l# in th# past !ill +#
inad#'uat# to pr#par# stud#nts %or th# 0/
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(his is our opportunit$ to #"ol"# and &##t &usical standards +$ utili4in) this t#chnolo)$.
As stat#d* 8Stud#nts ha"# th# %l#-i+ilit$ and r#sourc#s th#$ n##d to support th#ir o!n
cr#ati"# &usical #-plorations.= >p. 3?:A. Our curriculu& is supporti"# o% NE(S2S and
!ill #ncoura)# cr#ati"it$ and inno"ation* co&&unication and colla+oration as !#ll as
t#chnolo)$ op#rations and conc#pts. Our stud#nts d#s#r"# th# +#st and !ill )#t it throu)h
th# &#ntion#d l#arnin) acti"iti#s +as#d on hands2on l#arnin).
Attach#d $ou !ill %ind a spr#adsh##t !hich list it#&s* d#scriptions* 'uantit$* &od#l
nu&+#rs and cost. Additional in%or&ation on th# iMac7s is pro"id#d +#lo! as !#ll as
additional +#n#%its to th# school.
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iMAC- 21.5 inch
Appl# products ar# consid#r#d to +# th# +#st !h#n it co&#s to art and &usic
production. ,# ar# curr#ntl$ runnin) production so%t!ar# on hi)hl$ outdat#d co&put#rs
that ar# incapa+l# o% producin) 'ualit$ &usic and )i"in) stud#nts a 'ualit$ #-p#ri#nc#.
(h# n#! iMAC co&put#rs %#atur#s stat# o% th# art up)rad#a+l# t#chnolo)$* !hich !ill +#
r#l#"ant %or &an$ $#ars to our stud#nts. (h# iMAC co&put#rs co&# pr#install#d !ith all
th# t#chnolo)$ and so%t!ar# n##d#d to run this &usic pro)ra&* !hich sa"#s us a +undl#
o% &on#$.
Additional Benefits:
(his t#chnolo)$ also has th# opportunit$ to s#r"# &ultipl# s#r"ic#s to th# r#st o%
th# school as !#ll. (h# so%t!ar# +uilt into this t#chnolo)$ can +# us#d to +#n#%it th# arts
and th#at#r d#part&#nts +$ pro"idin) &i-in) %or productions or ori)inal &usic. (h#
Principal can also utili4# th# &usic #'uip&#nt. (his !ill allo! pr#2r#cord &ornin)
&#ssa)#s or h# &a$ us# th# &icrophon#s to .ic. o%% ho&#co&in) #"#nts* #tc. (h#
opportuniti#s and options ar# #ndl#ss alon) !ith th# +#n#%its to stud#nts #nroll#d in th#
&usic pro)ra& and oth#r school %unctions.
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