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Mr. Licari from Far Rockaway NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starting an Elementary School Band From Scratch, Part VI

My students need 1 trumpet, a pair of crash cymbals, a snare drum, and a percussion method book to continue our quest to start a school band.

  • $507 goal

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My Students

As you may or may not know already, my students live in a very impoverished section of Queens. Some students were even displaced by Hurricane Sandy. These students need a positive challenge to offset the negative challenges they face every day; an instrumental music program will do just that.

Almost all of my students receive free lunch, and the rest most likely receive reduced-price lunches.

They enjoy music, even though our resources were very limited. I have discovered some true talent during my tenure at this school, and I glow every time I discover it. These students all deserve to have music be a part of their lives.

My Project

We have made it to Part VI (if this was a Star Wars movie we'd be at Return of the Jedi) of my massive project to start an instrumental program. With these resources I have requested, we will add one trumpet, a crash cymbal, snare drum, and a method book (along with the method books and care kits) to the instrumentation that includes so far (thanks to our friends and donors) four flutes, three clarinets, one alto saxophone, two trumpet, and two trombones. I've also requested a set of score and parts - a well-stocked music library is very necessary. We will also have various resources, such as age-appropriate theory, history, and piano books, which will help my students become more well-rounded musicians.

Please consider donating to this project.

We have the potential to make a huge difference in the lives of these sweet and innocent children who need positivity in their lives. Besides the intrinsic value of having instrumental music in their lives, the extrinsic value of putting instrumental music on their middle school resumes would go a long way for these students who might not have a chance to get into a specialized school. Thanks for your interest!

Mr. Licari
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ETR-100 Series Student Bb Trumpet • Woodwind and Brasswind $149.99 1 $149.99
Student Steel Snare Drum • Woodwind and Brasswind $139.99 1 $139.99
PST 3 Band Cymbal Pair • Woodwind and Brasswind $89.60 1 $89.60
Essential Elements 2000 Plus Percussion Book 1 with CD-ROM • Woodwind and Brasswind $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$394.57

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$430.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.97

Total project goal

$506.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $506.46

6 Donors

-$361.50

Donations toward project cost

-$314.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.72

match offer

-$136.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$115.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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