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Ms. Maholmes from Jackson MS is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

All About That Bass

Help me give my students a bass xylophone for our Orff music classroom!

  • $763 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach elementary music to a very diverse group of K-5th graders. They are eager and willing to try anything that I throw at them in the classroom. They love hands-on activities where they get to explore new ways of thinking. They also love the inclusion of science, math, and reading that I incorporate into my lessons. My students come from various ethnic groups, prominently African America and Hispanic because of this reason I often include lessons about their specific cultures and many other cultures throughout the world.

My Project

This bass xylophone will help students in the classroom where they are taught various styles of music through the Orff Schuwerk Approach for music education. This instrument will allow the student to learn how to independently play an instrument in compositions as well as create their own compositions. The instrument will also be used during performances throughout the years. The bass xylophone is typically used to play the bordun or the baseline of most Orff-influenced orchestrations to accompany any song. I'm sure my students current and in the future will benefit from this instrument greatly.

Ms. Maholmes
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Xylophone Regular Diatonic • Woodwind and Brasswind $569.99 1 $569.99

Materials cost

$569.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$648.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.43

Total project goal

$762.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $762.87

3 Donors

-$712.87

Donations toward project cost

-$605.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$106.93

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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