Students Study Science & Math Through Sound at Lowe Mill
After the session, students were able to enjoy a performance by Alan Little in the Tangled String Studio.
The Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation works with local musicians, educators, and music teachers to support and promote music education in North Alabama, with the goal of fostering creative development in young minds. The “not-for-profit” foundation operates with the support, direction and encouragement of blues musician, Microwave Dave Gallaher.
Evan Billiter, the president of the foundation, says that they are striving to help bring music into everyday instruction. He stated that it has been a learning process for the foundation as much as for the students, adding that the foundation is partnering with with the Academy for Academics and Arts, and also that they attended “a workshop with teachers from all over the state” to learn ways to incorporate music in classroom curricula across all subjects.