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Strings That Inspires

Help me give my students showcase their creative side, with the sound of music!
Ms. Kelley
Jackie Joyner Kersee Head Start•
East Saint Louis, IL
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $537 still needed

Drum Pads For At Home Practice!

Help me give my students practice pads to allow for at home practice!
Mr. Flores
North Chicago High School•
North Chicago, IL
  • 5 donors so far
  • $595 still needed

Marching Band Mallet Instrument!

Help me give my students a keyboard instrument so more students can play with our band program.
Mr. Stott
South Houston High School•
South Houston, TX
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $1,230 still needed

Take a Stand for Music!

Help me give my students music stands to make reading music easier. Our student currently has to read their sheet music on their lap or the floor, creating an obstacle to their learning and development.
Mr. Red
Detroit Achievement Academy•
Detroit, MI
  • 2 donors so far
  • $655 still needed

Harmony in Tubes: a Boomwhacker Symphony

Help me give my students the chance to play more complex tunes with a complete array of boomwhackers.
Ms. Wilkie
PS 139 Rego Park•
Rego Park, NY
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $259 still needed

Fancy Flute!

Help me give my students an alternative flute for beginner players of special needs.
Mrs. Engelhart
R.M. Bacon Elementary School•
Millville, NJ
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $251 still needed

Microphones Needed For Podcasting!

Help me give my students quality microphones to be able to help record podcasts and radio commercials as part of their communications course.
Mr. Fucsko
Shaler Area High School•
Pittsburgh, PA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $509 still needed

Enhancing Podcasts With Music and Effects!

Please help me give my students a keyboard that they can hook up to the computer to enhance their recorded podcasts by adding sound effects and the music they created!
Mr. Fucsko
Shaler Area High School•
Pittsburgh, PA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $340 still needed

The Uke Club Grows!!!!!

Help me give my students music! The Ukulele Club is a rousing success... so successful that we sometimes had more students than ukes. Help the Ukulele club grow!!
Mr. Glenn
Emergence Academy•
Springfield, MA
  • 1 donor so far
  • $684 still needed

Dynamic Percussionist: Vibraphones

Help me give my students a chance to make musical choices on the vibraphone to enhance the overall band.
Ms. Merck
Walnut Grove High School•
Loganville, GA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $327 still needed

Dynamic Cymbals

Help me give my students a chance to make musical choices that can help enhance the overall band.
Ms. Merck
Walnut Grove High School•
Loganville, GA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $204 still needed

Harmony in Stem: Unlocking Creativity With Yamaha's Key to Innovation

Help me give my students the ability Integrate the Yamaha Harmony Director Keyboard to blend music and STEM, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and academic growth. Empower students with hands-on, interdisciplinary learning experiences. Transform education with your support today.
Mr. Arias
Doral Academy - Red Rock Middle High School•
Las Vegas, NV
  • 2 donors so far
  • $863 still needed
  • $432 for now
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Donations to this project are currently matched, thanks to Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.$432 for now, thanks to a match.

Creating Professional YouTube Math Video

Help me give my students a chance to record math dance videos to teach other students across the nation math vocabulary!
Mr. Kronyak
Procter Hug High School•
Sparks, NV
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $512 still needed

Notes of Opportunity: Glockenspiels for Creative Classroom Music

Help me give my students additional glockenspiels to assist them in making tuneful, artful, and joyful music.
Mr. Curtis
Side by Side Charter School•
Norwalk, CT
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $657 still needed

Bongo Bonanza

Help me give my students quality drums to learn about high and low sounds, loud and soft sounds, and provide a more equitable playing experience for students with disabilities.
Mr. Jolly
Woodbridge Early Childhood Center•
Greenwood, DE
  • 3 donors so far
  • $778 still needed
  • $389 for now
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Donations to this project are currently matched, thanks to Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.$389 for now, thanks to a match.

Guitar Class: Growing the Arts, One String as a Time!

Help me give my students an incredible new elective at the Junior/High School level! We are working to grow the fine arts options by offering basic guitar as a class! We need acoustic student guitars, music, and stands.
Dr. Veatch
Lebo High School•
Lebo, KS
  • 3 donors so far
  • $1,816 still needed
  • $908 for now
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Donations to this project are currently matched, thanks to Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.$908 for now, thanks to a match.

Pianos Needed for K-6th Music Classroom!

Help me give my students pianos for our classroom so we can have them every year.
Ms. Brooke
Fox Creek Elementary School•
Hghlnds Ranch, CO
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $5,102 still needed

Resonate Rhythms: Marching Bass Drum Head Replacement

Help me give my students new bass drum heads to replace our old ones.
Mr. Federico
James Blair Middle School•
Norfolk, VA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $474 still needed

"Rhythmic Beats: Providing Drums for Musical Minds"

Help me give my students new rhythm drums for our music classroom curriculum
Ms. Jamie Young
Redford Service Learning Academy•
Redford, MI
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $308 still needed

Music Classroom Essentials

Help me give my students a variety of percussion instruments and manipulatives to increase engagement and differentiation!
Ms. Butler
Southeast Raleigh Elementary School•
Raleigh, NC
  • 9 donors so far
  • $150 still needed

Guitar Stands for Safety!

Help me give my students guitar stands to safely organize our growing collection!
Ms. Twitchell
Park Place Elementary School•
Houston, TX
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $227 still needed

Step by Step- Barred Instruments for Music!

Help me give my students additional ways to supplement chorus concerts and new ways to learn musical concepts in class.
Mrs. Coe
Walnut Street Elementary School•
Toms River, NJ
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $585 still needed

Saxophone for the Future

Help me give my students a new alto saxophone to help build our instrument inventory. Lots of students want to play saxophone and I don't have any for my students at the moment!
Mr. Konieczko
Richards Career Academy•
Chicago, IL
  • 1 donor so far
  • $845 still needed

Clarinet Players Need Reeds.

Help me give my students reeds. Clarinet reeds are essential to playing the clarinet. However, they break and wear out. Students don't always have money or time to purchase extra reeds. Available reeds ensures continued rehearsal time.
Mr. Farrel Green
Benson Middle School•
Benson, AZ
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $262 still needed

The Sound (System) of Music

Help me give my students a quality sound system for their instrumental music classroom.
Ms. Lynn
Nicholas Orem Middle School•
Hyattsville, MD
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $1,553 still needed

Amp for our Amazing Guitar Students!

Help me give my students an amp so that they can play guitar and bass in performances for their friends and family!
Ms. Mason
Irene Hernandez Middle School•
Chicago, IL
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $1,110 still needed

Share the Gift of Music

Help me give my students a pair of flute cases to protect and preserve their instruments.
Mr. Bell
Barack & Michelle Obama Academy•
Atlanta, GA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $202 still needed

New Clarinet for the Band!

Help me give my students the chance to add a new clarinet to the LGMS band program!
Mr. Carr
Lowes Grove Middle School•
Durham, NC
  • 2 donors so far
  • $449 still needed

Stand Up for Music Education!

Help me give my students the organizational equipment needed to make our music classrooms the best possible use of space!
Ms. Fromdahl
Clear Creek Middle School•
Gresham, OR
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $1,256 still needed

The Sound of Music!!

Help me give my students the ability to hear music the way it was meant to be heard with these speakers every day in our music class.
Mr. Ross
Royse City High School•
Royse City, TX
  • 1 donor so far
  • $949 still needed

...and the Beat Goes On!

Help me give my students this workstation so that they can learn to make their own beats!
Mr. Bisong
Lucy Craft Laney School•
Minneapolis, MN
  • 1 donor so far
  • $558 still needed

Bringing Music to Our School

Help me give my students a more advanced music program. I started the program this year as a percussion ensemble and now would like to make it a band we are in need or clarinets, trumpets, and saxophones.
Ms. Kori
Gilroy Preparatory Charter School•
Gilroy, CA
  • 3 donors so far
  • $8,371 still needed

Musical Elements for K-8 Students: Discovering & Fueling Passions

Help me give my students musical instruments to explore a variety of musical sounds and types. This variety of instruments will open many opportunities for students in my k-8 music classes to discover music, play, and create.
Ms. Garcia
Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain•
Tolleson, AZ
  • 2 donors so far
  • $2,259 still needed

Carting Away Xylophones, Take 2!

Help me give my students xylophone rolling carts to have more access to music making.
Ms. N.
Highland Acres Elementary School•
Bismarck, ND
  • 2 donors so far
  • $1,387 still needed

Recorder Supplies!

Help me give my students recorder cases and reward tassels for Recorder Karate.
Ms. Downing
Katharine Drexel Elementary School•
Broussard, LA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $351 still needed

Trombone Tune Ups (repairs)

Help me give my students trombone repairs to create confident musicians with smooth moving slides
Ms. Iezzi
Mauro-Sheridan Sci-Tech-Comm•
New Haven, CT
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $696 still needed

Share the Gift of Music

Help me give my students the trombone case and mallets needed to learn, make music, and become successful.
Mr. Bell
Barack & Michelle Obama Academy•
Atlanta, GA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $311 still needed

Xylophone Extravaganza!

Help me give my students a xylophone to be used to accompany singing, play basic melodies, and as a tool for composing music!
Mrs. Kelley
Cora Kelly School - STEM•
Alexandria, VA
  • 2 donors so far
  • $448 still needed

Podcasts Help Build Community and Give Our Students a Voice!

Help me give my students audio production equipment so our students can produce their own Podcast and share their experiences with the community!
Mr. Martinez
La Promesa•
Houston, TX
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $870 still needed

Let's Make a Recording

Help me give my students essential gear to create quality recordings of our music!
Mr. Wilson
Lombardy Elementary School•
Wilmington, DE
  • 7 donors so far
  • $128 still needed

Quality Instruments for Kids!

Help me give my students the music classroom of their dreams! My students LOVE learning to play new instruments, and I would love to provide that experience for them!
Ms. M
Quail Hollow Elementary School•
Sandy, UT
  • 2 donors so far
  • $6,316 still needed

Rhythm Sticks Physically Fit

Help me give my students rhythm sticks to explore a fun and motivating way to be physically active.
Mrs. S.
Quinsigamond Elementary School•
Worcester, MA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $275 still needed

Pedal and Instrument Cables

Help me give my students a new sustain pedal and some new instrument cables for use in jazz band.
Mr. Lubken
Service High School•
Anchorage, AK
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $258 still needed

Rock And Roll Cello Action

Help me give my students a cool electric string instrument to add to our rock and roll classroom.
Mr. Lane
PS 321 William Penn•
Brooklyn, NY
  • 2 donors so far
  • $2,706 still needed

Make Music and Dance More Magical in Our Classroom.

Help me give my students the gift of music. I am requesting dance scarves, music tubes, a wind chime, guiro, and tone bells. Music and movement are so important and can be incorporated into all subjects!
Mrs. Lockhart
Rees Elementary School•
Spanish Fork, UT
  • 5 donors so far
  • $41 still needed

Xylophone Music Makers!

Help me give my students a new beautiful xylophone! students will love the amazing sounds as they explore songs, rhythms, and rhymes!
Mrs. Confer
Six Mile Elementary School•
Six Mile, SC
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $783 still needed
  • $392 for now
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Donations to this project are currently matched, thanks to Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.$392 for now, thanks to a match.

Stands for Less Repairs

Help me give my students instrument stands to prevent accidental damage from tipping over!
Ms. Roster
Higginson - Lewis School•
Roxbury, MA
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $554 still needed

Color Coded Uke Strings

Help me give my students color coded ukulele strings! The string colors match colors assigned to specific music pitches with boomwhackers, which makes learning the new instrument easier.
Mr. Hattan
Garfield Elementary School•
Chicago Heights, IL
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $222 still needed

Percussion Organization

Help me give my students equipment to help them stay organized and protect our current mallets and drums.
Ms. Schwegler
Lincoln High School•
Ypsilanti, MI
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $291 still needed

Music Production: How to Make Beats

Help me give my students the ability to make music all on their own.
Mr. Tobia
PS 84 Steinway•
Astoria, NY
  • 25 donors so far
  • $445 still needed

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