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Ms. Alleman from Baltimore MD is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building an Orchestra One Instrument at a Time

My students need a violin kit and 2 viola kits, with accessories, to fulfill their dream of playing in an orchestra.

  • $541 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Did you have the opportunity to play a musical instrument in school? My students have a dream. They dream of playing in their own school orchestra.

I teach students from PreK through 5th grade.

They are energetic, outgoing children who love music. they have an extremely healthy curiosity about stringed instruments. which they long to play some day. My students attend a title 1 elementary school located in the inner city.

My Project

I can't tell you how much excitement two violas and a violin would create in our school! My students have been asking for violins and violas for two years now and I think they have waited long enough. These instruments will play an integral part in developing the talents of young students today and for years to come.

Music is a necessary part of every child's education.

It exposes the child to new ways of thinking and improves math and reading scores. Learning to play an instrument increases a child's chances of graduating from high school, and continuing on to college.

Ms. Alleman
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Salonta Viola Outfit • Woodwind & Brasswind $99.99 2 $199.98
Model 79 Violin Outfit • Woodwind & Brasswind $129.99 1 $129.99
Pocket Rosin • Woodwind & Brasswind $0.99 1 $0.99
Pocket Rosin • Woodwind & Brasswind $0.99 19 $18.81
Master Violin Care Pack with Chin Cushion • Woodwind & Brasswind $19.99 1 $19.99
Care Kit for Violin/Viola/Cello • Woodwind & Brasswind $24.95 1 $24.95

Materials cost

$394.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$459.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.05

Total project goal

$540.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $540.36

1 Donor

-$540.36

Donations toward project cost

-$459.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.05

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 $0.00

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