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Mrs. Nelson from Clark SD is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Growing Choir Needs a Piano

Help me give my students a new piano to support their love of choir!

  • $5,071 goal

This project expired on May 16, 2020.

This project expired on May 16, 2020.

My Students

My students have the opportunity to choose between choir, band, or art. There are a fair amount of students who choose to participate in the band and choir. But for over half of my ensemble, choir is their first love. They love giving concerts and always sing their hearts out. In the past three years, the choir has doubled its membership.

My students love to sing a variety of genres and styles of vocal music.

They are gaining confidence in themselves slowly.

There is much talent to uncover and my students would benefit greatly from a new piano.

My Project

I teach at a school where my choir students are investing a lot of their time and energy into rebuilding the choral program. When I first began teaching there the choir only had 21 members and has grown over the last three years to a membership of 43. The current piano that we have has a broken soundboard and so we are unable to balance it with our voices and get a good sound out of the instrument.

A good sounding piano will give my choir the confidence they need to keep singing out and to be able to put on performances with an instrument that supports them.

The choir room is a place where many of them can come and forget about the worries of their day and just relax and make music with others who want the same thing. We have all kinds of students in our room including those who are top athletes, budding musicians, and those looking for a place to belong and feel valued.

Mrs. Nelson
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clavinova CVP701 Home Digital Piano • Woodwind and Brasswind $3,999.99 1 $3,999.99

Materials cost

$3,999.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$220.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$60.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,309.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$760.59

Total project goal

$5,070.58

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