[Music] Marisa tinkered her way to determining
Marisa tinkered her way to determining
Marisa tinkered her way to determining how music and coding can be combined
how music and coding can be combined
how music and coding can be combined please meet Marcy the robot music
please meet Marcy the robot music
please meet Marcy the robot music robotics combined this is Marcy Marcy is
robotics combined this is Marcy Marcy is
robotics combined this is Marcy Marcy is a robot
a robot
a robot however Marcy is a special robot Marcy
however Marcy is a special robot Marcy
however Marcy is a special robot Marcy can hear I have had the great fortune to
can hear I have had the great fortune to
can hear I have had the great fortune to be exposed to the world of music from an
be exposed to the world of music from an
be exposed to the world of music from an early age I’ve had piano guitar and
early age I’ve had piano guitar and
early age I’ve had piano guitar and saxophone lessons and I’ve been lucky
saxophone lessons and I’ve been lucky
saxophone lessons and I’ve been lucky enough to have played flute since the
enough to have played flute since the
enough to have played flute since the fifth grade and participated in my
fifth grade and participated in my
fifth grade and participated in my middle school’s concert band all three
middle school’s concert band all three
middle school’s concert band all three years now I’m a member of the Magna band
years now I’m a member of the Magna band
years now I’m a member of the Magna band program at my high school I also have
program at my high school I also have
program at my high school I also have been exposed to and involved with
been exposed to and involved with
been exposed to and involved with robotics having been on a team since the
robotics having been on a team since the
robotics having been on a team since the third grade that made it to the state
third grade that made it to the state
third grade that made it to the state championship three times just recently I
championship three times just recently I
championship three times just recently I discovered that having been exposed to
discovered that having been exposed to
discovered that having been exposed to these things really has been a privilege
these things really has been a privilege
these things really has been a privilege I am here tonight because there is a
I am here tonight because there is a
I am here tonight because there is a tremendous hole in our education system
tremendous hole in our education system
tremendous hole in our education system a large number of children haven’t had
a large number of children haven’t had
a large number of children haven’t had the opportunity to indulge in these
the opportunity to indulge in these
the opportunity to indulge in these amazing things from budget cuts in
amazing things from budget cuts in
amazing things from budget cuts in schools nationwide to the strain on
schools nationwide to the strain on
schools nationwide to the strain on household incomes band chorus orchestra
household incomes band chorus orchestra
household incomes band chorus orchestra and robotics classes have you ever been
and robotics classes have you ever been
and robotics classes have you ever been cut from school curriculums or were
cut from school curriculums or were
cut from school curriculums or were never even initiated in the first place
never even initiated in the first place
never even initiated in the first place one day last year when talking to a good
one day last year when talking to a good
one day last year when talking to a good friend of mine about my flute and my
friend of mine about my flute and my
friend of mine about my flute and my music I discovered that she had
music I discovered that she had
music I discovered that she had absolutely no idea what a sheet of music
absolutely no idea what a sheet of music
absolutely no idea what a sheet of music looked like or what a flute looked like
looked like or what a flute looked like
looked like or what a flute looked like when I showed it to her she thought it
when I showed it to her she thought it
when I showed it to her she thought it was a clarin
was a clarin
was a clarin it was like a complete shock to my
it was like a complete shock to my
it was like a complete shock to my system imagine taking out an apple in
system imagine taking out an apple in
system imagine taking out an apple in front of your friend and having them ask
front of your friend and having them ask
front of your friend and having them ask you hey what’s that my mind simply
you hey what’s that my mind simply
you hey what’s that my mind simply couldn’t comprehend that my friend
couldn’t comprehend that my friend
couldn’t comprehend that my friend didn’t even know the basics of music
didn’t even know the basics of music
didn’t even know the basics of music though I soon realized that this lack of
though I soon realized that this lack of
though I soon realized that this lack of information that I knew almost
information that I knew almost
information that I knew almost everything about since I was a child was
everything about since I was a child was
everything about since I was a child was due to the fact that she couldn’t have
due to the fact that she couldn’t have
due to the fact that she couldn’t have possibly known a thing if she had never
possibly known a thing if she had never
possibly known a thing if she had never been exposed to it that was honestly the
been exposed to it that was honestly the
been exposed to it that was honestly the day that I discovered the problem that
day that I discovered the problem that
day that I discovered the problem that we face today so many schools don’t have
we face today so many schools don’t have
we face today so many schools don’t have any of these absolutely fantastic class
any of these absolutely fantastic class
any of these absolutely fantastic class subjects available for kids to take so
subjects available for kids to take so
subjects available for kids to take so from this experience I thought well why
from this experience I thought well why
from this experience I thought well why don’t I expose this music and technology
don’t I expose this music and technology
don’t I expose this music and technology to them that’s what I decided to build
to them that’s what I decided to build
to them that’s what I decided to build Marcy the flute but mercy or music and
Marcy the flute but mercy or music and
Marcy the flute but mercy or music and robotics combined and integrated is a
robotics combined and integrated is a
robotics combined and integrated is a robot that I built using my Lego
robot that I built using my Lego
robot that I built using my Lego Mindstorms robotics kit and plugged in a
Mindstorms robotics kit and plugged in a
Mindstorms robotics kit and plugged in a sound sensor and coded it so it could
sound sensor and coded it so it could
sound sensor and coded it so it could hear and react to my playing
[Music]
[Music] I have made it a point to make
I have made it a point to make
I have made it a point to make presentations at schools to young
presentations at schools to young
presentations at schools to young children to introduce them to these two
children to introduce them to these two
children to introduce them to these two wonderful things hopefully this
wonderful things hopefully this
wonderful things hopefully this experience will struck a chord with
experience will struck a chord with
experience will struck a chord with these kids and get them excited about
these kids and get them excited about
these kids and get them excited about music and technology so that even if
music and technology so that even if
music and technology so that even if these schools can’t afford to or choose
these schools can’t afford to or choose
these schools can’t afford to or choose not to offer these classes these kids
not to offer these classes these kids
not to offer these classes these kids can now seek to learn more on their own
but these positive impact that these two
but these positive impact that these two skills can have on creativity and
skills can have on creativity and
skills can have on creativity and learning have been well-documented and
learning have been well-documented and
learning have been well-documented and neither one should be ignored coding is
neither one should be ignored coding is
neither one should be ignored coding is as important as any other core class in
as important as any other core class in
as important as any other core class in school and if you don’t believe me think
school and if you don’t believe me think
school and if you don’t believe me think about this while biology is required to
about this while biology is required to
about this while biology is required to be taken by every student across the
be taken by every student across the
be taken by every student across the nation very few students will become
nation very few students will become
nation very few students will become biologists however everyone will agree
biologists however everyone will agree
biologists however everyone will agree that a basic understanding of how your
that a basic understanding of how your
that a basic understanding of how your body works really is a good thing to
body works really is a good thing to
body works really is a good thing to know yet computers and coding are not
know yet computers and coding are not
know yet computers and coding are not required in today’s school curriculum
required in today’s school curriculum
required in today’s school curriculum even though there’s a tremendous amount
even though there’s a tremendous amount
even though there’s a tremendous amount of technology that encompasses our daily
of technology that encompasses our daily
of technology that encompasses our daily lives and with respect to music it’s
lives and with respect to music it’s
lives and with respect to music it’s said that music as a whole sparks
said that music as a whole sparks
said that music as a whole sparks creativity and adds this aura of variety
creativity and adds this aura of variety
creativity and adds this aura of variety and joy to life and by learning music
and joy to life and by learning music
and joy to life and by learning music one learns to develop math skills
one learns to develop math skills
one learns to develop math skills listening skills patience fine motor
listening skills patience fine motor
listening skills patience fine motor skills social skills rhyme a chance to
skills social skills rhyme a chance to
skills social skills rhyme a chance to learn about other cultures and to
learn about other cultures and to
learn about other cultures and to problem-solve even Einstein stated that
problem-solve even Einstein stated that
problem-solve even Einstein stated that his great love of music was
his great love of music was
his great love of music was extraordinarily helpful to him and his
extraordinarily helpful to him and his
extraordinarily helpful to him and his work he said if I were not a physicist I
work he said if I were not a physicist I
work he said if I were not a physicist I would probably be a musician so now you
would probably be a musician so now you
would probably be a musician so now you see how music and technology are really
see how music and technology are really
see how music and technology are really married to each other I decided to
married to each other I decided to
married to each other I decided to combine the two so as to introduce
combine the two so as to introduce
combine the two so as to introduce children as young as three to these two
children as young as three to these two
children as young as three to these two wonderful things
hopefully this experience will strike a
hopefully this experience will strike a chord with them and get them excited
chord with them and get them excited
chord with them and get them excited about music and robotics I saw a problem
about music and robotics I saw a problem
about music and robotics I saw a problem with the system so I’m using my skills
with the system so I’m using my skills
with the system so I’m using my skills to try and fix it me me of all people
to try and fix it me me of all people
to try and fix it me me of all people and if I another fellow person like you
and if I another fellow person like you
and if I another fellow person like you are doing something about it right now
are doing something about it right now
are doing something about it right now that means that you all of you each
that means that you all of you each
that means that you all of you each individual person out there with a
individual person out there with a
individual person out there with a different and unique skill pace can do
different and unique skill pace can do
different and unique skill pace can do something too some schools have already
something too some schools have already
something too some schools have already had their music and robotics classes cut
had their music and robotics classes cut
had their music and robotics classes cut though but that’s no excuse to give up
though but that’s no excuse to give up
though but that’s no excuse to give up children and adults can work together to
children and adults can work together to
children and adults can work together to create and fund external means of music
create and fund external means of music
create and fund external means of music and robotics similar to what Marcy and I
and robotics similar to what Marcy and I
and robotics similar to what Marcy and I are doing when the orchestra program was
are doing when the orchestra program was
are doing when the orchestra program was cut from my school two years ago many of
cut from my school two years ago many of
cut from my school two years ago many of my friends who were in Orchestra joined
my friends who were in Orchestra joined
my friends who were in Orchestra joined local and community orchestras and those
local and community orchestras and those
local and community orchestras and those community-based and created
community-based and created
community-based and created organizations were the reason that many
organizations were the reason that many
organizations were the reason that many of my friends plus countless others
of my friends plus countless others
of my friends plus countless others didn’t have to lose their love of music
didn’t have to lose their love of music
didn’t have to lose their love of music forever all of us are responsible for
forever all of us are responsible for
forever all of us are responsible for teaching each other these necessary
teaching each other these necessary
teaching each other these necessary parts of life that most people look over
parts of life that most people look over
parts of life that most people look over because imagine a world where the arts
because imagine a world where the arts
because imagine a world where the arts robotics anything you’ve ever had a
robotics anything you’ve ever had a
robotics anything you’ve ever had a passion for was gone forever because
passion for was gone forever because
passion for was gone forever because this generation knew nothing about it
this generation knew nothing about it
this generation knew nothing about it what would our future be like where
what would our future be like where
what would our future be like where would the problem solvers and innovators
would the problem solvers and innovators
would the problem solvers and innovators go to make this world a better place so
go to make this world a better place so
go to make this world a better place so if you see a hole fill it if you see
if you see a hole fill it if you see
if you see a hole fill it if you see there’s a problem fix it everyone needs
there’s a problem fix it everyone needs
there’s a problem fix it everyone needs to be accountable how about joining
to be accountable how about joining
to be accountable how about joining Marcy and me thank you
Marcy and me thank you
Marcy and me thank you [Applause]
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