My students are a very diverse group of children with one thing in common. They all attend an urban, public Montessori school. Sixty percent of the students qualify for free lunch and eighty percent of the students are racial minorities.
We follow the teachings of Maria Montessori to meet the needs of the whole child, physically, emotionally, cognitively, and spiritually, by allowing the child to guide his or her learning.
I am fortunate to be in a school that sees music as an integral part of the child's development and encourages musical growth and expression.
My Project
We have the most beautiful problem of too many students wanting to be in instrumental ensembles and not enough instruments! It's a wonderful feeling, but something we need to get fixed!
I am requesting an electric bass and amp for my students to use in modern band and our standard instrumental ensemble.
We desperately need instruments that play in a lower register that students will use to get a good bass foundation for our ensembles! We are particularly excited about this electric bass because it has a shorter neck, which will accommodate our smaller students!
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