One Week Left for Dr. Bob’s Soundschool IndieGoGo Fundaiser

"Dr. Bob’s Soundschool IndieGoGo Fundaiser Builds STEM and STEAM by Teaching the Science of Sound through the Magic of Music

February 24, 2012

Asheville, NC – Budget cuts are causing the elimination of art and music programs across the country. Michelle Moog-Koussa, a parent and also the daughter of Bob Moog, the godfather of electronic music, is passionate about helping schools retain these programs. As the Executive Director of The Bob Moog Foundation, she’s accomplishing this through Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool, an interactive educational program that teaches the science of sound through the magic of music. The Foundation is using IndieGoGo.com to help raise $50,000, which will help the organization expand its groundbreaking pilot program to students across the country.

The pilot program of Dr Bob’s SoundSchool is currently being conducted in the Asheville City School system in North Carolina and has also been initiated with excited students in Jamaica.

The Bob Moog Foundation needs to reach its $50,000 goal before the drive ends on March 1 at 11:59 p.m. The Foundation will receive the funds it generates.

“Schools across the country are focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)-based education and rightly so,” Moog-Koussa says. “Not only does Dr. Bob’s SoundSchool bring STEM-based learning to life, we’re also building STEAM, which adds “Art” to the equation, demonstrating just how easily science and music align. The arts component is critical to help our children become more creative in whatever endeavor they ultimately choose.”

“The www.IndieGoGo.com campaign features footage of students experiencing Bob Moog’s revolutionary equipment and the SoundSchool’s innovative curriculum,” she adds.

Fans will appreciate the fact that there are incentives at each level of giving, such as opportunities to win a Moog Voyager Select Series Synthesizer signed by Moog-inspired artists including Brian Eno, Moby, Wayne Coyne, Edgar Froese, Passion Pit, Chromeo, Ghostland Obervatory and many other bands who performed at Moogfest 2011. Donors can also win a VIP weekend for two to Moogfest 2012 featuring a stay at the breathtaking Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, NC and a pair of VIP tickets to Moogfest 2012.

The Bob Moog Foundation was established because of an outpouring of letters and emails from across the globe following Bob Moog’s death. Its goal is to “ignite the innovator in us all” through interactive educational experiences that draw from his legacy of groundbreaking work at the intersection of music, science and the imagination."

http://www.indiegogo.com/Bob-Moog-Foundation-Dr-Bobs-SoundSchool

As of this post, $8,879 RAISED OF $50,000 GOAL.

Also see:
NAMM 2012: Iconic musicians sound off on Dr. Bob's SoundSchool! - videos
Dr. Bob's SoundSchool Indiegogo Campaign - video