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Mr. Garnreiter from Santa Monica CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chevron: Fuel My Cello, Tuba, and Percussion Students!

Help me give my students a shared instrument along with supplies that will allow them to rehearse and practice more efficiently. A new cello, a tuba stand, and mallets will help our students be their musical best!

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My Students

The instrumental music students at our school make up a third of our campus. These young people are a fantastic community of students with very diverse backgrounds. They are continuously working as a team to create music together!

The passion these young musicians bring in learning to play their instruments continues to impress and inspire me and our community.

My challenge is to find creative ways to support students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences so that they all can achieve musical success within our ever-changing world.

My Project

Young musicians need to develop consistent practice habits to build their "music muscles" and their confidence. The items in this project will allow students to be able to rehearse and practice more efficiently using high quality materials.

These items, including a shared cello, a tuba stand, and mallets, will be used by multiple students throughout the school day - in other words, there will be a big impact on student learning and practice!

The shared cello will allow our students (from our three string orchestras) to rehearse and participate in class, even if they are unable to bring their own instrument to school!

Tubas are heavy and cumbersome, and a tuba stand will help even the most petite musicians (from our three concert bands) play these large instruments with ease!

The mallets will support our percussionists (also from our three concert bands) with using proper equipment, and will enable them to achieve a uniform sound when playing. In addition, more musicians can practice at any given time!

Mr. Garnreiter
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Student Series Cello Outfit • Woodwind and Brasswind $499.99 1 $499.99
Contemporary Series Black Birch Marimba Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $36.99 5 $184.95
14950 Tuba Sitting Performer Stand • Woodwind and Brasswind $109.99 1 $109.99
Fundamental Series Keyboard Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $21.20 5 $106.00
Standard Stick Bag • Woodwind and Brasswind $19.99 2 $39.98

Materials cost

$940.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $86.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,071.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$189.02

Total project goal

$1,260.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,260.13

1 Donor

-$1,260.13

Donations toward project cost

-$1,071.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$189.02

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