With help from our incredible DonorsChoose community, we have built a "Community Collection" of instruments for students to play at home and at school. Last year, students used their Community Collection instruments to participate in virtual music lessons and work together in bands. We practiced playing chords and drum patterns; we worked together in small groups to practice our parts, and we created rehearsal videos to prepare for our virtual concerts. Students watched each other's virtual performances, cheered for one another, and voted to select the winner of our second annual (and first virtual) Battle of the Bands.
Last year, even when we couldn't play together in person, our students found ways to collaborate and perform together.
My Project
Our new "Community Collection" instruments have opened a world of musical possibilities. During remote musical instruction last year, our students worked hard to collaborate in digital platforms. Now, we are working to create a physical classroom space that supports ongoing collaboration and teamwork in music.
Please help us to develop a collaborative classroom studio space -- a place for students to create, rehearse, and perform together.
Your generous support will help to provide: seating that students can arrange and rearrange to accommodate their collaborative rehearsal set-ups; storage solutions for our new instruments, so that students can easily and carefully access the instruments they need; and drum rugs for our band rehearsal spaces.
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
FDP SoftScape 18" x 36" Rectangle Ottoman, Collaborative Flexible Seating for Kids, Teens, Adults, Furniture for Classrooms, Offices and in-Home Learning, Standard 16" H, (4-Piece Set) - Assorted
• Amazon Business
$599.99
1
$599.99
Vic Firth Deluxe Drum Set Rug (VICRUG1)
• Amazon Business
$136.95
1
$136.95
Vic Firth Deluxe Drum Set Rug (VICRUG1)
• Amazon Business
$136.95
1
$136.95
Flash Furniture Soft Seating Collaborative Circle for Classrooms and Common Spaces - 18" Seat Height (Orange)
• Amazon Business
$118.38
1
$118.38
Juggernaut Storage 24 Quart 3 Pack Black Heavy Duty Rectangular Stackable Dairy Milk Crates, 11" Height, 19" Width
• Amazon Business
$42.80
2
$85.60
Materials cost
$1,077.87
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$16.17
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,124.04
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$198.36
Total project goal
$1,322.40
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,322.40
6 Donors
-$846.11
Donations toward project cost
-$752.36
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$93.75
match offer
-$437.26
Match offer toward project cost
-$371.67
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Schwartz and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
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