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 VIII (this is now the equivalent of a B-movie franchise from the 1980s, like Friday The 13th, or Police Academy) of my massive project to start an instrumental program. In this project I have requested scores to stock the music library for the instrumentation that includes so far (thanks to our friends and donors) four flutes, three clarinets, one alto saxophone, three trumpets, two trombones, a concert snare drum, and crash cymbals. I've also requested various accessories. 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!
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