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Mr. Washington's class: All about the sounds of music: Northwest School of the Arts program is the first of its kind in CMS.

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| February 11, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Peter Smolowitz

Feb. 11--It's lunchtime at Northwest School of the Arts. Students are eating and hanging out. But Marco McWaine decides to leave the cafeteria.

The 15-year-old sophomore visits one of his teachers, Michael A. Washington. The instructor is helping other students compose music on computers in a class about the recording industry.

McWaine takes the same class at a different time, and he likes it enough to go back, even on a break. "I do this a couple times a week," McWaine says.

Washington's class -- the first of its kind in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools -- is officially called a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)/Recording…

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