SmartMusic is interactive music learning software that transforms how students practice and learn. If you're ready to implement SmartMusic in your program, but you have questions about funding, this Slideshare can help. Explore six different funding options and learn how to get your free trial of SmartMusic.

1. Find Funding for
SmartMusic

2. Educators who are most successful
in using SmartMusic with all their
students typically share one thing
in common:

3. They provide SmartMusic
for their kids.

4. They provide SmartMusic
for their kids.
This approach ensures 100% implementation,

5. They provide SmartMusic
for their kids.
This approach ensures 100% implementation,
and with all students using it regularly...

6. ...SmartMusic becomes part of “how they do”
band, orchestra or choir.

7. If you believe SmartMusic would truly
benefit your students, but don’t know
where the money will come from, here
are six options for you.

8. Option 1:

9. Built-in Fees
Option 1:

10. The easiest solution is when parents can pay
for the $40 yearly student home subscription.

11. The easiest solution is when parents can pay
for the $40 yearly student home subscription.
Some programs charge a fee at the beginning
of the school year to pay for program expenses
not covered by the district/school budget.

12. The easiest solution is when parents can pay
for the $40 yearly student home subscription.
Some programs charge a fee at the beginning
of the school year to pay for program expenses
not covered by the district/school budget.
In these cases, the $40 subscription can be built into that fee.

13. Option 2:

14. District and School Funds
Option 2:

15. Many schools and/or districts have technology
departments for which funds may be available.

16. Check with your local technology department
and consider becoming a member of the
technology committee to have a voice on what
is purchased by your school/district.
Many schools and/or districts have technology
departments for which funds may be available.

17. Option 3:

18. Fundraising
Option 3:

19. There are multiple ways to fundraise,
ranging from door-to-door sales...

20. ...to online options including
crowd-funding and donations.
There are multiple ways to fundraise,
ranging from door-to-door sales...

21. In the same spirit of crowdfunding, websites such
as donorschoose.org and gofundme.com can help
you raise the necessary funds to bring SmartMusic
to all your students.

22. Option 4:

23. Title I Grants
Option 4:

24. If you teach in a school where a large number
of students are on free or reduced lunch, your
school may qualify for Title I grants.

25. If you teach in a school where a large number
of students are on free or reduced lunch, your
school may qualify for Title I grants.
Check with your school administration
to see if any of those funds could be
available for purchasing technology for
those students...

26. ...or for school-wide programs that would
benefit your music students.

27. The Department of Education
offers additional information.

28. Option 5:

29. Option 5:
Other Grants

30. Another option is to write a grant.

31. Another option is to write a grant.
There are multiple local, state and federal
agencies as well as private foundations that
have money available for educational grants.

32. One Federal-level initiative is the President’s ConnectED
initiative, unveiled in 2013, which will...

33. One Federal-level initiative is the President’s ConnectED
initiative, unveiled in 2013, which will...
“...provide high-speed Internet to every school in America, and
will help to make affordable computers, tablets, software, and
other digital resources widely available.”

34. The 2016 fiscal year proposal includes a request of
$200 million dollars for Educational Technology State
Grants program that would...

35. “...fund State subgrants to model districts to support teachers
and leaders in using technology to improve instruction and
personalize learning.”
The 2016 fiscal year proposal includes a request of
$200 million dollars for Educational Technology State
Grants program that would...

36. Find more info at tech.ed.gov
including a letter detailing the
ConnectED initiative.

37. There are many other grants
online. Here are a few examples:
technologygrantnews.com
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools
grantgopher.com
weareteachers.com

38. Option 6:

39. Awards
Option 6:

40. Searching the web for funding can yield
options like this:
Search

41. “GRAMMY Signature School awards are
given to [high schools] that are keeping
music programs alive and well despite
budgets and school politics.”

42. Here cash prizes can be as much as
$10,000 per school,

43. to date approximately $800,000 in grants has been distributed...
Here cash prizes can be as much as
$10,000 per school,

44. Here cash prizes can be as much as
$10,000 per school,
to date approximately $800,000 in grants has been distributed...
to approximately 421 schools
in almost all 50 states.

45. Find additional information at
GRAMMY Signature Schools.

46. Whew!

47. That's a lot of helpful info.
Find more details, and all the links
on our blog.
Whew!

48. Contact us for a free
SmartMusic trial.