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DMI set to unveil Mobile Music Lab

By March 9, 2012General

The Delta Music Institute, a music industry studies program at Delta State University, is preparing to take music on the road.  On Tuesday, March 20, at noon in front of the Nowell Union on the south end of the Delta State Quadrangle, the DMI will unveil its newest teaching tool, the DMI Mobile Music Lab. The ceremony is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

The DMI Mobile Music Lab is a music and music technology education program developed under a grant from the U. S. Department of Education. The mobile lab will contain professional level audio equipment, musical instruments and computer software to allow students to create original musical works. The project provides access to music technology and instruction in popular music to students across the Mississippi Delta by bringing the lab and resources to them.

The DMI Mobile Music Lab will provide an after school curriculum designed to teach the basics of songwriting, music performance, and audio engineering skills to upper elementary and secondary students throughout Mississippi. The mobile lab will also integrate into its program the history of Mississippi’s contribution to the lexicon of recorded American music. The curriculum is also available as a summer program.

“The digital audio and mobile technology platforms associated with the DMI Mobile Music Lab will bring new opportunities to the young creative minds of the Mississippi Delta. Students will be empowered and encouraged to ‘find their voice’ by producing songs and videos from their own unique perspective and in their own distinctive style,” said Tricia Walker, Director of DMI.

The curriculum developed by the DMI Mobile Music Lab team may be used to enhance student learning across various topics, including the  study of Mississippi government and culture.

The DMI Mobile Music Lab is staffed by college students in the music industry studies program at Delta State.  "Our DMI student workers do a great job identifying and interacting with younger students. I’m excited about the opportunity to connect students in different schools through creative collaborative projects," says project coordinator Vickie Jackson. 

“Beginning later this spring,  the DMI mobile music lab will be available for on-site tours at your school or in your community,” said Walker. “Our MML team will give an overview of the music technology on-board and explain how it can be used creatively to enhance learning.”

For more information about the DMI mobile music lab, contact the DMI at 662-846-4679, or visit www.dmimobilelab.org.