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Audience Description Smith Middle School 8th graders would be the original audience for the <br />composition that Mr. Casey creates. They would not only learn to play the <br />piece together as a full ensemble, they would also get to learn more from <br />him about composition, different musical styles, and musical performance. <br />Then the SMS community would hear the composition being performed at <br />an evening combined orchestra and band concert. Finally, judges at an <br />annual middle school competition (at Carowinds) would hear and grade the <br />performance in the Spring of 2025. The composition could be played by <br />SMS students for years to come. <br />Location Description The new musical piece would be practiced, played and performed at Smith <br />Middle School. The Spring competition would be held at Carowinds <br />(Charlotte, NC). <br />Artist Description Kieran Casey is a bi-racial composer/director originally from Richmond, <br />Virginia. He received his B.A in Music Education and Composition at <br />Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2023 and is currently <br />residing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is passionate about film scoring <br />and culture and his future plans regard a masters study in Film scoring and <br />a Doctorate in Ethnomusicology. Along with composing, educating is a <br />huge part of Kieran’s life. He strives to create a studio of young musicians <br />that want to invent the next generation of multimedia and music! <br />Are you hiring <br />multicultural artists <br />with the requested <br />funds from this <br />grant? <br />Yes <br />For each multicultural <br />artist you intend to <br />hire, please list their <br />name, race, and how <br />much you plan to pay <br />them. <br />Kieran Casey-biracial $3,000 <br />How will the <br />project/program be <br />publicized and <br />promoted to reach <br />intended <br />participants? <br />The new composition will be played by 8th grade students at a combined <br />band and orchestra concert. Ms. Neville and students will get the word out <br />to the school community about the concert. <br />How will you <br />evaluate the success <br />of the program? <br />To evaluate the success of this program, students will be surveyed on how <br />they were impacted by this opportunity, what they learned, and what they <br />thought about being able to play an original piece of music. Ms. Neville will <br />provide an evaluation of the project that discusses the number of students <br />impacted, what they learned, how it fit the curriculum, what worked well, <br />and what improvements could be made. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7A9821E3-BF9D-4A90-8FE8-5746AC332B36