{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Chowan Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":53.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7928791,"projectId":10149060,"letterContent":"Thank you for investing in our middle school music production program and giving our students opportunities to explore music in ways that go far beyond traditional classroom instruments! Your generosity has helped us build a hands-on music technology experience where students can become composers, producers, performers, and sound designers. For many students, music technology opens a door to musical creativity they may never have known existed. Not every student feels comfortable singing in front of their peers or playing a traditional instrument, but technology gives them another way to express themselves, discover their strengths, and find their place in music. Through our DJ synth station, students can experiment with electronic sounds, create original musical ideas, collaborate with classmates, and learn how modern music is produced. Your support helps make these experiences possible for students who might otherwise have limited access to professional music-making equipment. Instead of simply reading about music production or watching demonstrations, our students get to turn knobs, press buttons, experiment with sound, make mistakes, solve problems, and hear the results of their own creative decisions. These experiences encourage perseverance, curiosity, and confidence while showing students that music is something they can actively create, not just something they listen to.\r\n\r\nThis project has also helped students connect their music education with what they learn in science class. Using our Korg analog pocket synthesizers, students explore sine, triangle, square, and sawtooth waves and discover how combining different waveforms creates unique electronic sounds. Concepts that might seem abstract when studied in a textbook become much more meaningful when students can hear and manipulate those sounds themselves. Our Roland E-4 Voice Tweaker gives students another exciting way to explore sound by experimenting with autotune, layered vocal harmonies, and vocoder effects. Students can transform their voices into electronic textures and incorporate those sounds into their original musical creations. With the addition of the BOSS RC-505mkII Tabletop Loop Station, our DJ synth station can become an even more powerful learning environment. Students will be able to record musical ideas, layer multiple sounds, build rhythms and melodies, and develop complete compositions in real time. These activities reinforce important musical skills, including rhythm, timing, listening, musical structure, and performance, while also developing technological literacy, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. Working with music technology encourages students to listen critically, make adjustments, troubleshoot equipment, and work together toward a shared artistic goal. These are valuable skills that extend beyond the music classroom and can support learning across many subject areas.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, thank you, donors, for helping our students see themselves as capable creators and innovators. Middle school is an important time for young people to discover their interests, develop their identities, and build confidence in their abilities. Access to music technology allows students to explore contemporary musical styles and production techniques while discovering that their ideas have value. A student who begins by experimenting with a synthesizer might discover an interest in electronic music, sound engineering, songwriting, or audio production. Another student might gain confidence by contributing a beat, recording a vocal effect, or helping a group bring a musical idea to life. Every opportunity to experiment, collaborate, and create helps students recognize their potential. Your generosity makes it possible for our rural middle school students to experience modern music production in a meaningful, engaging, and accessible way. You are not simply helping us purchase equipment; you are helping us create opportunities for discovery, self-expression, teamwork, and lifelong learning. We are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students and our music education program. 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With your help, we were able to pivot and instead bring two Korg Analog Pocket Synthesizers and a Roland E-4 Voice Tweaker into our classroom studio.\r\n\r\nThese tools have opened up an entirely new world of creativity for our students. They've been learning to perform and shape electronic music using sine, triangle, square, and sawtooth waves—sounds they've studied in science class but can now hear, feel, and manipulate through hands-on exploration. Watching them connect those dots across subjects has been powerful.\r\n\r\nThe Roland E-4 has also become a favorite. Students are experimenting with autotune, layered harmonies, and the vocoder to transform their voices and build rich, colorful textures in their music. These devices have turned our classroom into a space where imagination, technology, and musical expression collide.\r\n\r\nYour support didn't just fund equipment—it expanded what's possible for our students. You helped them discover new ways to create, collaborate, and express themselves, and they are truly thriving because of it.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our program and in the magic of student creativity. Your impact is being felt every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1752331643650,"projectUrl":"project/musical-woojer-vest-feel-music-through/9325446/","projectTitle":"Musical Woojer Vest! 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