Pacific West
Music of the Blind
Marching Band
This project has a few critical components in work you might be able to help out:
We would like to not march in a public parade in just white t-shirts and jeans. Does anyone know where to get nicely used marching uniforms? As a set of marching uniforms are received in good condition, we have a BIG ask to have our logo placed on the uniform!
1) Marching Uniforms
NEEDED
2) Haptics Device
NEEDED FUNDS
This is a cool and innovative device that will be worn by each of the blind and low vision marchers. This will keep everyone in the marching unit in designed straight rows and columns. This will enable this marching band to appear like any other conventional marching band! PLEASE Read about how Cal Poly is making this a reality at our website!!
These individual units that will be worn on each of the marchers' heads are not cheap, however once you see them march--this will be PRICELESS! This system requires a centralized server and radio communications with municipal GPS towers.
Please consider a donation to support this to production and a parade!
3) Marching Band Members
Individuals
NEEDED
This is the element that will make everything look and sound like any other band. Their gift of learning and practicing their individual instrument will be crucial and needed to achieve the high levels of quality and performance we will want to achieve together as a single team. Blind low vision musicians are needed to take on something that has never been done before!