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Mr. Huffmaster from Lincoln, AR is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Digital Drum Machine Needed for Student Music Creation

My students need a Yamaha DTX-MULTI 12 Digital Percussion Pad for Multitrack recording and film-scores.

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My Students

EAST is a project-based, community service oriented technology class. The students utilize cutting-edge, industry standard software and hardware to help the community. Their intrinsic learning is funneled into projects that empower the community through what they produce all the while empowering the students themselves through technology immersion, perseverance, community-student interaction, and confidence gained.

One example of a great LMS EAST project called the Goatman Mockumentary.

Near our small town there is a recreational area called Lincoln Lake. There are mountain biking/hiking trails, rock climbing routes, fishing, etc. The students had the idea to make a short film about the area, a Lincoln Lake promotional video, shrouded in a fun film about a local legend. The video, currently in production, has interviews about the amenities of the lake from bikers, climbers, outdoors people, and also has a bit of fun with the mythical creature that "supposedly" lives near the lake. The students love the idea of promoting the lake in such a fun way. The technologies, to name a few, they are using to complete this task are GarageBand, Final Cut Pro, green screen/lighting, Canon Xa-10, 3d printer, digital storyboarding, etc.

My Project

Filmmaking is always popular among students. We feel that original films are even better when original music is included. We already possess a Korg Midi controller that the students create tracks on using GarageBand, AudioTool, etc., but many have asked about recording their own drum tracks instead of having to use remade loops. A percussion pad is the missing piece of the puzzle. Students using the pad can create custom beats in multitrack mode and then play the Korg, using guitar, piano, and bass patches, over their custom drum tracks. This would allow a group of five or more to be able to divide and conquer their project. One group member can create a beat, another could add piano, another could add guitar, etc. In addition we also have students that like to create tracks to post on sites such as SoundCloud. This drum machine will again allow the students to create their own rhythms instead of pre-made beat tracks. I would also like the students to experiment with online drum tutorials to learn rhythms and challenge them to maintain them with a metronome.

The percussion pad doesn't begin a journey, it will be another tool that helps further foster student creativity and provide intrinsic for a new set of students interested in percussion.

I do have students that are also in band. Those percussionists will no doubt benefit from having another opportunity to practice and perform.

The goal of EAST is to have multiple technologies that intrinsically motivate students to WANT to learn to create and be collaborative. It's time we entice our students interested in percussion to explore their talent in another way.

Mr. Huffmaster Lincoln Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DTX-MULTI 12 Digital Percussion Pad • Woodwind and Brasswind $599.99 1 $599.99

Materials cost

$599.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $49.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$688.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.50

Total project goal

$809.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $809.99

2 Donors

-$556.66

Donations toward project cost

-$473.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.50

match offer

-$253.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$215.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.00

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