Recently, your donations to a teacher in the Bronx helped him procure a theremin for his classroom, where his students used it to study music, sound, and science. Now, another teacher in New Jersey is hoping to reach out to her children in a similar way. I'm hoping we can rally support to help fund this new request too so that even more children can get a first class introduction to the theremin at an early age.
In her request on DonorsChoose.org, Sound Waves of Exploration; Theremin in the Classroom, Ms. Bullen writes:
My aim is to prepare students for an ever changing world in the arts and an effective way to touch their lives is to provide relevant, current examples of that art. Electronic music is prevalent in our culture and will usher in the next wave of musical composition. With this instrument, students who do not benefit from conventional (band/orchestra) musical performance ensembles may gain a voice. Students who are physically unable to hold an instrument may enjoy the same connection to a theremin as others may have to a conventional instrument by having pitch and timbre changed through physical proximity. Students who are advanced in their musical studies may enjoy a different experience with the theremin.
raise a total of $923.60 total, and she currently has 20 days left to raise the remaining $759. If you're able to donate even $10, you can help make her project a reality, and her students will be grateful.
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Its just that $923.60 total seems a lot for a standard theremin amp and lead, even retail.
Also, surely Moog would supply teachers with wholesale prices and perhaps even discounts on these? Isnt education one of the primary functions of the Bob Moog Foundation?
Don't miss the point!
DonorsChoose.org is an organization that allows a simple method for the 99%’er group to pick and choose who they want to donate too. They make it easy for one of the 312 million people in the USA to share just a little bit that does add up. Manufacturers are contributing as we are the most generous nation in the world. It could be out of guilt but I will not digress.
Christopher