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Mrs. Benson from Louisville KY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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African Drumming

My students need African drums to have hands-on experiences with quality instruments.

  • $414 goal

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My Students

Playing instruments in music class is one of the most memorable music experiences children have. In my culturally diverse school, students experience, create, listen to, and perform a variety of music. However, we are lacking quality instruments, particularly of African origin.

Our school of 750 K-5 students is diverse in cultures, ethnicity, learning styles, and backgrounds.

This is my school's first year to have music class and the students are incredibly enthusiastic about the class. However, I find that I have few of the quality and authentic materials our students need in order to learn about cultures and music styles in a hands-on manner. Seeing a picture of a djembe is much different than playing one, and hearing an African drumming ensemble doesn't compare to taking part in one. Our students need active, hands-on experiences with the cultures we talk about in order to inspire creativity, understanding, cultural acceptance, and a positive world view.

My Project

My students need African drums. These high-quality and child-friendly drums will give students the basic experiences they need with African music-making. We will discuss the role of African music on American music culture, create our own music, use music with literature, and connect our lives with those of others who create music. Students will also experience cross-curricular opportunities with performances on the drums as we connect music content to social studies and art. Thank you for your support in helping our students and for supporting music in our schools!

Stand for music education and its vital role in education by supporting this project.

Our students will be incredibly thankful and excited to acquire such quality and authentically styled instruments!

Mrs. Benson
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Djembe • Woodwind & Brasswind $64.99 1 $64.99
Kid's Rain forest Konga • Woodwind & Brasswind $49.99 1 $49.99
Kid's Percussion Rain forest Doumbek • Woodwind & Brasswind $59.99 1 $59.99
Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Timbales • Woodwind & Brasswind $142.00 1 $142.00

Materials cost

$316.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$351.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.07

Total project goal

$413.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $413.79

2 Donors

-$206.88

Donations toward project cost

-$175.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.03

match offer

-$206.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$175.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.04

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 $0.00

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