Woods Charter School(Chapel Hill NC )
- Instructor: Matthew Etherington
- School Profile: Public charter school, K-12, enrollment 500 students.
- Class Title(s): Music Technology
- Grades Levels Included: 10-12
- Structure of NTM Class(es):Year-long elective, meeting 5 times per week for 50 minutes. Focus on composition, recording, and performing.
- Software Used: GarageBand, Audacity, Sibelius 6, Noteflight
- Hardware Used: Mac mini's with M-Audio Keystudio 49i keyboards.
- Class NTM Activities: Seeking curriculum ideas right now.
- History: It's taken me 3 years of campaigning to get funding for a 12-seat mac lab in my band room. I was inspired by the "other 80%" presentation I saw at NJMEA this year, and used this info to support my proposal. I had more kids sign up for this course than for Jazz I this year.
- Success Stores with NTM Students:
- Advice to Others Starting NTM Project: Go for it!
- Additional Comments: Visit my website: www.music4education.com
- Date Submitted: August 2010