Open Doors Music (ODM) is an international non-profit music education organization that provides disadvantaged children from impoverished backgrounds the opportunity to channel their God-given talents and creative energies into learning and playing music. We believe that by empowering and inspiring young people through music, they will acquire the skills necessary to break the cycle of poverty and create independent and successful lives for themselves.
Open Doors Music's Music Education Programs (ODMMEP)
An ODMMEP, is a turn-key, technology driven music education solution that seamlessly integrates into an existing learning environment, like a school classroom or as a stand alone solution where no school or classroom exists.
Classroom Environment
An ODMMEP classroom environment is an "intelligent music technology lab" comprising of a teacher station and multiple student stations. A station can be a keyboardGuitar-Lab.jpg workstation, guitar kiosk, audio recording lab or a combination of these. Teachers can communicate with one student or the whole group through a group education controller.
Students have access to caring, trained professional teachers, an organized internationally recognized music curriculum/syllabus, musical instruments, interactive music teaching software, supplementary online music video lessons, audio recording hardware/software and participate in live performances.
ODM's goal is to where possible, and practical, implement all facets of the intelligent classroom, however, in some countries the absence of internet connectivity or sufficient facilities may limit the technology aspect of the classroom but in no way diminsh the results of the program or care of the teachers.
Curriculum/Syllabus
Open Doors Music uses RGT curriculum for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and popular music theory. RGT organizes internationally recognized examinations in electric, classical and bass guitar - from total beginner to Diploma level - in partnership with London College of Music Exams LCM (one of the world's most respected music examination boards, established since 1887) and certified by Thames Valley University.
ODM works closely with The London College of Music Examinations. ODM has selected LCM as a curriculum/syllabus outsource partner. This affords ODM the unique opportunity to offer any type of curriculum/syllabus.
LCM Examinations is an international examinations board offering graded and diploma qualifications in music and in drama & communication. Examinations are held at over 250 centres worldwide, and are unique in the graded examinations world in being awarded by a university.