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Mr. Teel from Adair OK is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Exploring Music Through Piano Keyboards

Help me give my students mini piano keyboards that they can hold in their laps to use in exploring / creating music through improvisation.

  • $996 goal

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My Students

Our students are part of a small rural area. All the teachers and staff know all of the students and their families. The community is very supportive of the school system to include its academic and activities successes. We have a strong sense of excellence in our school. The students come to school eager to learn and grow through the educational opportunities offered them.

In my music classes the students are very inquisitive, and love the experience of playing all kinds of musical instruments.

Engaging them in music exploration / creation is much easier when they have various musical instruments they can play. It is hard to keep them engaged when there are just a few instruments for the class to work with at one time.

My Project

All of our students want to experience music through playing musical instruments. When we only have one or two piano keyboards for them to use, it is hard to keep them all engaged while they wait their turn to play. Having enough piano keyboards available will allow the students to stay engaged in the music lesson.

Using portable mini-piano keyboards that they can hold in their laps will provide the opportunity for the students to experience, create, and improvise their own music.

Piano keyboards are a great way for students to explore music, and develop creativity. Piano keyboards are also a great was to teach musical concepts such as "pitch" (highness and lowness of sound) and "dynamics" (loudness and softness of sound).

In addition, having some portable mini-piano keyboards that older students can take home with them will allow for enhanced performance preparation when we are doing distance learning.

Mr. Teel
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Casio SA-46 -Portable Keyboard (32 mini keys) • Amazon Business $49.99 7 $349.93
Tenergy TN438 16 Bay Battery Charger for AAA and AA Rechargeable Batteries, AA/AAA NiMH/NiCd Rechargeable Batteries Charger with AC Wall Adapter and Car Adapter • Amazon Business $40.49 4 $161.96
Casio SA-76 44-Key Mini Personal Keyboard • Amazon Business $59.00 2 $118.00
Amazon Basics 24-Pack AA Rechargeable Batteries, Performance 2,000 mAh Battery, Pre-Charged, Recharge up to 1000x • Amazon Business $28.75 2 $57.50
Casio ADE95100LU Power Supply - ADE95100B • Amazon Business $19.00 2 $38.00
Amazon Basics 16-Pack AA Rechargeable Batteries, Performance 2,000 mAh Battery, Pre-Charged, Recharge up to 1000x • Amazon Business $19.08 1 $19.08

Materials cost

$744.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $60.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.35

Total project goal

$995.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.66

1 Donor

-$995.66

Donations toward project cost

-$846.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.35

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