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Ms. Veglia from Sarasota, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Clang! Bang! Chinese New Year Music with New Instruments

Help me give my students some Chinese inspired instruments to help them play music for Chinese New Year. Year of the Wood Snake. The old instruments are falling apart or rusting and we could use some new ones.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Veglia's classroom raised $990

This project is fully funded

My Project

Every other year I pull out my music lesson for Chinese New Year and I update it for what year is being celebrating. It is a lesson that integrates Social Studies, Music and Folklore together. My students are introduced to the Chinese Zodiac, the twelve animals that rotate in a yearly cycle. This year is my year, the Year of the Snake, so I want to pull out our dragon head for our dance with the drums, cymbals and clappers to have our outdoor parade around the square outside my classroom. We use videos from Panda Express and Twinkle, along with other sources, that explain what the traditions are from music to food, money to spring cleaning.

There are rhythm reading videos, instrumental music and dances that go along with songs they learn to sing.

They sing along with Bella learning Gong Xi Gong Xi, and play the rhythm sticks, drums, gongs and cymbals along to the Lunar play-a-long. I noticed that many of my small hand cymbals have broken handles and are rusting, some of my small drums have cracks in the wooden frame or drumheads which is why I'm looking for new ones. After they are done with the rhythm songs and singing, I take them outside to re-create the Dragon Dance on the video we watch.

We also have each class vote on which book they would like me to read them, each one shares different aspects of Chinese New Year. Some books also have read-a-longs on You Tube, but the ones I have asked for are not. These books will give my students more choices as well as to give anyone who might be on the spectrum, who cannot take loud noises, a book to read silently while the rest of the class makes music outside.

Ms. Veglia Emma E Booker Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SUPVOX 7 Inch Wooden Drum: Wooden Drum Set with an Adjustable Strap and 2 Drumsticks - Drum Sensory Musical Instrument with Chinese Zodiac Rabbit Pattern for Kids Sensory Learning • Amazon Business $29.08 8 $232.64
Vaguelly 1 Set Cowhide Waist Drum Traditional Chinese Waist Drum Durable Hand Drum for Children Elder Performance, 18X9X9CM • Amazon Business $25.41 6 $152.46
Toddmomy Wood Chinese Baby Drum Wooden Monkey Drums Spinning Rattle Drum Wooden Baby Musical Toys Rattle Toys Chinese Baby Drum Toys Infants Toys • Amazon Business $11.11 8 $88.88
1Pc Leather waist drum traditional waist drum student waist drum traditional Chinese waist drum adult waist drum percussion instrument China dragon pattern Leather material child • Amazon Business $40.28 2 $80.56
GTHER 15cm 5.9in Chinese Traditional Percussion Instrument Gong with Wooden Hammer Beater Mallet & Hanging String • Amazon Business $12.99 6 $77.94
Miwayer Professional Chinese Kuaiban,China Allegro Clapper Bamboo Traditional Instrument Festival Performance Props,Percussion Tradition Music Instruments Rap Drama • Amazon Business $16.88 2 $33.76
Jetec 30 Pieces Chinese New Year Fans Chinese Character Folding Fan Oriental Handheld Paper Fans Japanese Fan for Wedding Birthday Party Supply Decoration • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $17.72 1 $17.72
Our Double Fifth Celebration: Dragon Boat Festival, Children's Day and Dano (Asian Holiday Series) • Amazon Business $17.23 1 $17.23
Guiro and Percussion Instruments animal Group Wooden 3 Pieces includes 3 Inch Wooden Frog, 4 Inch Wooden Cricket and 3.5 Inches Wooden Owls. • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Wooden Percussion 6" Cricket • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Hal Leonard Chinese Folk Songs Collection For Intermediate Piano Solo Book by Jo • Music & Arts $12.99 1 $12.99
Bronze Drum • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
16 Pieces Chinese Round Hanging Red Paper Lanterns Decorations for 2025 New Year Spring Festival Party Decor, Wedding and Restaurant • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Grace's Chinese New Year (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85

Materials cost

$791.34

Vendor shipping charges

$7.92

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.43

Total project goal

$989.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$989.56

2 Donors

-$476.82

Donations toward project cost

-$431.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

match offer

-$481.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$409.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.20

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$0.00

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