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Music provides a lot more to young learners than entertainment. It teaches discipline, self confidence, problem solving, collaboration, and gives them an emotional outlet stronger than any words. Students at the middle school need all of the above in vast quantity. Teaching music to young band musicians is rewarding because it can fill in whatever is missing from each students life, whether they knew they needed it or not. Selecting music for a group of young musicians is an exercise in differentiation-each piece has to fit the strengths of that year's group, but also provide an achievable challenge. Having a strong music library gives us the options to tailor each year's curriculum to that group of students and they're needs. Not just for the year, but within a six weeks. Imagine if you had text books that could change through the year to fit the students. That's what a band director does by selecting music for their group. The bigger the options in your library, the better experience for everyone. We are looking for funds to help expand our music library and add to it. Individual scores and sheet music are not expensive, but having enough to outfit multiple level groups adds up quickly. Thank you in advance for considering our project.

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Music provides a lot more to young learners than entertainment. It teaches discipline, self confidence, problem solving, collaboration, and gives them an emotional outlet stronger than any words. Students at the middle school need all of the above in vast quantity. Teaching music to young band musicians is rewarding because it can fill in whatever is missing from each students life, whether they knew they needed it or not. Selecting music for a group of young musicians is an exercise in differentiation-each piece has to fit the strengths of that year's group, but also provide an achievable challenge. Having a strong music library gives us the options to tailor each year's curriculum to that group of students and they're needs. Not just for the year, but within a six weeks. Imagine if you had text books that could change through the year to fit the students. That's what a band director does by selecting music for their group. The bigger the options in your library, the better experience for everyone. We are looking for funds to help expand our music library and add to it. Individual scores and sheet music are not expensive, but having enough to outfit multiple level groups adds up quickly. Thank you in advance for considering our project.

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