Help me give my students ukuleles so that they can learn how to play their favorite songs!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. White's classroom raised $1,431
This project is fully funded
My Project
Our school is the first tuition-free, public charter school in Arizona focused on the educational needs of children with autism. We serve students across the spectrum-non verbal, low academic skills to highly verbal high academic students. The saying is "If you've met one Autistic person, you've met one Autistic person." Our students are all unique. They have different learning styles and ways of communicating. Many of my students are very passionate about their favorite shows, video games, and movies. This is often called a hyperfixation in the world of Autism.
Once they get the skills to play chords, my students would be able to decide what kinds of songs they would want to play, furthering their passion for music and allowing them to explore their hyperfixations while learning.
The great thing about learning the basics of an instrument is being able to choose your own music to play. Once I learned how to play chords on the ukulele, I was able to look up any song I ever wanted to learn. This is the skill I hope to pass on to my students.
By having these ukuleles in my classroom, students would be able to learn the music that they love with enough practice. The students would be taught chords which would allow them to play the background to any song and let them sing over it. With these ukuleles, they would also be taught how to read ukulele tabs, a translation of sheet music to numbers that allow students to understand music all the more easily. All in all, the students would be taught chords and tabs with the end goal of choosing their own songs to learn.
Kala KA-15S Soprano Ukulele
• Woodwind and Brasswind
$65.00
14
$910.00
Mdvora Ukulele Case, Black Ukulele Bag for 21 23 26 Inch Ukulele, Waterproof Durable Ukulele Padded Bag with Adjustable Straps for Concert, Soprano, Tenor (21in)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
14
$139.86
SNHOHIAK 8 PACK Guitar Tuner Clip on Tuner for Ukulele, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin
• Amazon Business
$20.99
2
$41.98
Materials cost
$1,091.84
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$78.07
3rd party payment processing fee
$16.38
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,216.29
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$214.64
Total project goal
$1,430.93
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,430.93
16 Donors
-$1,407.40
Donations toward project cost
-$1,216.29
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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