Alexander M. and Catherine Maus Wright Grant: Expanding The Digital Music Experience
- School Year: 2024-2025
- Applicants: Alan Smith (King Philip), Lead Applicant & Adi Weiss-Hochberg (Sedgwick), Gwen Baker (Bristow)
- School: King Philip Middle School
- Subjects: Music, STEAM, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Eighth grade general music students at King Philip, Sedgwick and Bristow Middle Schools will enhance their experience with digital music by exploring other means of creating digital music beyond the midi piano. Every eighth grade student in the West Hartford Public Schools will experience the opportunity to build and perform on a theremin; an electronic digital instrument which creates sound without physical contact from the performer. Students will work in groups of two to build a MicroKit theremin and explore how to play simple songs on it. Students will also have the opportunity to perform simple songs on a Moog Theremini to discover the more advanced features of a full size concert instrument.