RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - In Benjamin Mauch’s classroom at Chimborazo Elementary School, fifth-grade music class looks and sounds different than traditional lessons.

Students are using computers to create music through coding rather than traditional instruments.

Mauch said having computers in his classroom is a new idea, and he did not anticipate tapping into students’ musicality in this electronic way.

Nevertheless, he said he and his students are having a blast.

“It’s very fun I like it, It’s very fun,” said Ardus, a fifth-grader.

“You can change the song completely,” said Bryson, another fifth-grader.

Mauch said the core concepts he teaches remain the same despite the technological approach.

“The core concepts of what I’m teaching are still there. For example what I’m trying to teac

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