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Mr. Swinkey from Monroe, MI is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Better Bands Need Better Tools

Help me give my students a boost with the purchase of a classroom set of personal tuners.

  • $455 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

Our band students are ambitious learners. They work hard to improve their musicianship every day. They need the right equipment to get the job done: great instruments to use, great music to play, and great tools to hone their craft. The most important tool that any musician needs is a tuner.

Fulfillment of this project means that every instrumentalist will have access to a high-quality tuner/metronome to use throughout each rehearsal.

We will no longer have to rely on distracting, mismatched cell phone tuner apps. Using microphones that clip onto our instruments, these reliable devices will level the playing field and help students achieve their maximum potential.

Mr. Swinkey Monroe High School Grades 9-12

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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

150 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Korg TM60CBK Combo Tuner and Metronome with Contact Clip-on Microphone (TUTM60CBK) • Amazon Business $38.99 9 $350.91

Materials cost

$350.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$386.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.15

Total project goal

$454.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $454.32

1 Donor

-$396.96

Donations toward project cost

-$386.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.36

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