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Mrs. Hill from Alexandria VA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Quest for Harmony

Help me give my students more than just recorders, so they can more effectively learn to play in beautiful harmony with these easy to learn ukuleles.

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Sometimes, there is a student who is not interested in singing, not interested in dancing. But when you put an instrument in their hand, they connect with music in a way they never have before and it changes them. They develop a greater appreciation for the beauty of music and they develop a new perspective in life that they may not have obtained any other way. In elementary general music, every 3rd grade student begins playing the recorder. Another part of the curriculum is teaching students about harmony. Singing, and playing recorders, however, focuses mainly on creating melodies.

At our school, we don’t have the method or the means to provide students with deep, meaningful ways to understand and create harmony.

Ukuleles are simple, the chords and harmonies are a lot easier to play on a ukulele than on a guitar, they are small enough for little elementary school hands, they’re fun, but most importantly, they provide the students with a way to create complex harmonies and chord patterns that they don’t have the opportunity to otherwise. They can learn about how harmony in music adds another layer of richness to the sound in a fun, engaging way—which also makes them unique.

I have a vision of the 3rd and 4th grade students playing a melody on their recorder while being accompanied by some of their classmates on the ukulele, and it only gets better from there. We can have 5th and 6th grade ensemble groups where some students are playing the bucket drums, some are playing the piano or the recorder, while another group is playing the ukulele. The possibilities, the joy these students can feel from these experiences, and the belief in themselves that they can be great creators, are endless.

Mrs. Hill
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kmise Soprano Ukulele Professional Mahogany Instrument 21 Inch Hawaiian Ukalalee for Beginner With Ukelele Starter Kit ( Free Online Lesson Bag Tuner Strap Replacement Strings Instruction Booklet ) • Amazon Business $39.99 25 $999.75
On-Stage 12-Space Ukulele Rack Black • Music & Arts $84.95 2 $169.90

Materials cost

$1,169.65

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,217.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$214.80

Total project goal

$1,431.99

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