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Most schools provide technology for students. Luckily, I go to a one of these schools. There is technology being used in many different ways all the time. If you look closely, you will realize all the technology that is being used in your classes. One of the classes that I have is Sight Singing- a class where a group of students learn to read and write music and also learn to sing in tune with a group of other singers.

Mrs. Manolakakis is the Sight Singing teachers. She grew up in Wood-Ridge and always wished to have a music class where she could learn to sing and read music. After following her dreams, she graduated college and became a music teacher here in Wood-Ridge. Just like other teachers, she has a grading policy. Quizzes are 10%, tests are 30%, and participation, classwork and homework are 60% of your grade. In sight singing, Mrs. Mano is more focused on making sure her students are singing and reading the music notes which is why participation is the majority of your grade. 
During my time spent in Mrs. Mano's class I hope to learn how to read music and understand how it is written.

For example, how do you read music sheets like the one above or like these music sheets? Also, I would like to learn how to hold notes longer while singing and sing more on pitch. Up to now, I have learned quite a bit. I can now tell the difference between notes and I know the count value for each note. What do I mean by this? Check it out. How is it that Mrs. Mano managed to teach me about this? She uses technology. Mrs. Mano has a projector connected to her computer that projects documents like our homework and classwork to review. In addition, she uses a microphone so that everyone in the classroom can hear her clearly. Hopefully by the end of this year, I can sing more on pitch and read music completely with no problem.