Help me give my students a violin that fits them. Despite being elementary school, I have a lot of taller students that are ready for larger instruments.
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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students are in a once-a-week, pull-out music class. We are just getting to know each other, and I have learned that all of my sites are high-needs due to a low socioeconomic background. They are eager to learn and continue on their instruments, but given the nature of the violin and its sizing, my inventory did not match the sizes of my population. I have a few, smaller instruments, but many of my students have out-grown that size, and are too big to learn on those under-sized instruments.
These students need instruments that would fit them, and not be too much of a strain to play.
My Project
I teach 5th/6th instrumental music across 6 sites in Hayward, CA. Interest in my program is still high, even though I have run out of instruments to lend. Many families I serve would not be able to afford a rental, let alone a purchase, of an instrument.
Stringed instruments are built in varied sizes to accommodate smaller, younger players.
While I have managed to lend out nearly all of my inventory, I still have many near-adult-sized students that need larger instruments. I particularly have many 6th-graders that are ready for full-size instruments, but they are unable to purchase their own, and for some strange reason, I have very few 3/4-size instruments for students that are not quite ready for a full-size instrument. I have many 5th-graders on 1/4- and 1/2-sized instruments that will out-grow those instrument during this year, and will need larger instruments to play on, next year.
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
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