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Ms. Arndt from Franklin, IN is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bass Bars Bring the Boom!

Help me give my students an F contrabass bar to add a new sound to our ensemble!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Arndt's classroom raised $561

This project is fully funded

My Project

Of all the instruments to have in a music room, a contrabass bar can be the most enticing and exciting. The low, rich sound of a contrabass bar rounds out any Orff ensemble sound, and students can't get enough of its deep tone! My students love the pleasant sounds of our Orff instrumentation, but adding the lower octave using a bass bar takes us to the next level.

Contrabass bars are dream instruments for my students.

Not only would an F bass bar be a fun addition to our growing ensemble, but it also is a great teaching tool! The bass bar's deep timbre cuts through an ensemble sound easily and allows me to help students maintain a beat and stay together. For older students, it allows for differentiation and an extra level of responsibility when a student becomes in charge of maintaining that ensemble pulse!

Our first bass bar was a C, and then we recently added a G. This F bass bar would fill out the sound and pair with the other bass bars to solidify different tonalities. The F is also versatile because it can easily be its own tonic when playing in the key of F! Please consider helping us get an F bass bar. Thank you!

Ms. Arndt Clark Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

500 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Studio 49 Rosewood Contrabass Resonator Bar F • Woodwind and Brasswind $440.00 1 $440.00

Materials cost

$440.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.11

Total project goal

$560.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $560.71

2 Donors

-$280.36

Donations toward project cost

-$238.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.05

match offer

-$280.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$238.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.05

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 $0.00

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