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Ms. Born from Madison WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Music Together

My students need an alto xylophone to use in music class.

  • $370 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember waiting for your turn at the xylophone in music class, or do you remember playing the xylophone in music class? This could be the year that my students spend less time waiting and more time making music!

In the music room, I see over 530 students each week.

They speak 18 different languages, though instruction is in English. They are full of energy and love compose and create music. They are always especially excited to play instruments! My school has over 50% of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch, many of whom don't get many musical opportunities in their homes. My students each have a unique story and come from diverse backgrounds. This instrument would help them to have more tools as they work to share their stories with each other through music.

My Project

Using the xylophones, students learn about pitch, rhythm, melody, and harmony. They will be able to play more complex music when we have more instruments to work with. I am especially excited to be able to have them work in groups using blues scales to improvise and then write their own blues songs.

We learn best by doing, and this project will put an instrument in the hands of my students, so that they can DO more and wait less.

Thank you for considering funding this project to bring more musical opportunities to my students.

Ms. Born
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diatonic Alto Xylophone with Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $279.99 1 $279.99

Materials cost

$279.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.45

Total project goal

$369.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$369.64

6 Donors

-$309.64

Donations toward project cost

-$263.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.45

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

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$0.00

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