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Mr. Wilson from Cary NC is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Need a Bass to Keep the Beat!

My students need a bass for orchestra class and performances.

  • $1,695 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

Plato said "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." I feel that by providing quality musical instruments to students we open many doors in their futures.

My students come to our school's string orchestra program with a variety of musical backgrounds, from very experienced to just starting out.

I have strived to make the orchestra a place where all of these students can achieve. Over the last 15 years, our orchestra has grown from 25 students in 1999 to more than 90 today. Despite the diverse levels of experience, we have worked hard together each year to perform as a group and have won numerous Superior rankings at local festivals. Students in my orchestra spend the majority of each class actively making music. My philosophy is that the more time they spend with instruments in hand the more they benefit in the areas of motor coordination, mental stimulation, and emotional expression.

My Project

Keeping the quality of our program high not only takes work by my students but also requires that we have instruments available for those who cannot bring their own. With an instrument as large as a bass, it is even more difficult for students to transport back and forth from school each day. Having a bass that can stay at the school means that our bassists will be able to practice their sections with the full orchestra during class. With up to 7 bassists in the orchestra each semester, the addition of this instrument will help make it possible for our bassists to learn to work as a unit, contributing to the orchestra as a cohesive group.

We have several very important concerts this year.

We need 1) Plenty of rehearsal, and 2) High quality instruments that produce accurate pitches with a good tone. I would like to purchase a high quality bass to match the caliber of music my students perform. Please consider donating to help provide us with an in-class instrument that will allow our current bass players to showcase their talents and encourage future ones to learn, as our program continues to grow!

Mr. Wilson
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EM1 Maestro Double Bass • Woodwind and Brasswind $1,289.99 1 $1,289.99

Materials cost

$1,289.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$100.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,439.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$254.11

Total project goal

$1,694.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,694.07

8 Donors

-$1,535.25

Donations toward project cost

-$1,312.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$222.79

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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