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My Students
Just yesterday, in our Groove Project, 5 girls were huddled around the keyboard and borrowed laptop, harmonizing and beat-boxing into the microphone. The energy was incredible. The sound, not so much.
Our students are independent-minded, forward-thinking individuals who look for ways to express themselves, in their written work, their oratory skills, and their music.
Our music program is new, and small. We have received generous donations of speakers and a keyboard, and now we need a way to bring those sounds together to play with our creativity as much as possible.
My Project
We are requesting this mixer because it became clear in yesterday's session that our sounds are landing flat without the technology to bring them to life. The energy in the room is so real that we need to utilize a component that can move with our girls, capturing their enthusiasm, giving them the freedom to play, to create, and to discover new talents, new tastes, and new sounds.
This Korg mixer will put our musicians in the driver's seat for the music they want to create.
Our mission with the GP Groove Project is to create original music. We can make that happen with tools that professionals use. This mixer is that tool.
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