Camden County High School (Camden, NC)

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Working List of Attributes

The attributes of Non-Traditional Music Students (NTMs) may be described as:

Middle and high school students
Do not participate in traditional performing ensembles
Have a music life independent of school music
May sing or play an instrument (if so, likely drums, guitar, or keyboard)
May not read music notation
May aspire to a career in music recording or music industry
May be unmotivated academically or have a history of discipline problems
May be a special needs student.

See D.B. Williams (2012) research among other sources in support of these attributes.

Why the "Other 80%"?

Anecdotal estimates of the percentage of students not enrolled in traditional performing ensembles in 2003 varied from 60 to 95%. As a graduate research project, Nathan Edwards attempted to gather "heads data" from State education offices. Based on those data, the average percent of non-performers reported was 82% out of some 8 million students. This percentage was more extensively validated with a meta analysis documented in the D.B. Williams (2012) research study published in the JTME journal.

Camden County High School (Camden, NC)

Instructor: Chris Whitehurst
Location: Camden, NC
School Profile: Public HS, 9-12
Class Title(s): Digital Audio Recording
Grades Levels Included: 9-12
Structure of NTM Class(es): 1 semester, 90 minutes daily, grades 10-12
Software Used: Pro Tools, GarageBand, iMovie, Final Cut
Hardware Used: M-Audio and M-Boxes
Class NTM Activities: Students learn basic song writing, music theory, digital audio recording basics, and intro level video editing
History: Class has been offered for the past 2 years (entering year 3 for 2014-2015). Funding was from small grants and fine arts funding
Date Submitted: August 2014

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