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Mrs. Evey Schmidt from Portland, ME is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guitars and Piano Keyboards

Help me give my students some new guitars, piano keyboards, and percussion instruments to help them continue becoming well rounded musicians!

  • $1,572 goal

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My Project

While I inherited a good amount of music materials when I started my job at my school, there are a few items that have worn out, or we simply don't have enough for all of our students to use. I am looking for some help getting some new guitars, piano keyboards, egg shakers, tambourines, other materials to help teach and foster a love for music exploration.

My students at my school have shown an increased interest in learning how to play music on different instruments.

Any support you can offer toward funding this project would be greatly appreciated.

Mrs. Evey Schmidt Gerald E Talbot Community School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Evey Schmidt

Portland, ME View local requests

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

400 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Casio Casiotone, 61-Key Portable Keyboard with USB (CT-S300) • Amazon Business $179.00 3 $537.00
Yamaha Student Series CGS103AII Classical Guitar, Natural • Amazon Business $149.99 3 $449.97
TMS Guitar Stand 9 Holder Guitar Folding Stand Rack Band Stage Bass Acoustic Guitar • Amazon Business $44.95 2 $89.90
Suwimut 12 Pairs 7A Drum Sticks, Classic Maple Wood Tip Drumsticks for Kids Beginners Students, Rock Band Musical Instrument Percussion Accessories, Consistent Weight and Pitch • Amazon Business $17.99 4 $71.96
40 piece Egg Shaker Set Percussion • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $26.00 1 $26.00
4 Pack Half Moon Handheld Tambourine Metal Jingles Tambourines for adults - Double Row, Plastic Musical Percussion Tambourines Music Rhythm Tambourine • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Piano Keyboard Stickers for 88/61/54/49 Key. Colorful Large Bold Letter Piano Stickers Perfect for Kids Learning Piano. Multi-Color, Transparent and Removable • Amazon Business $4.99 3 $14.97
Honbay 100pcs 0.46mm Colorful Guitar Picks for Guitar, Ukulele, Bass • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39

Materials cost

$1,221.18

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $61.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,335.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$235.69

Total project goal

$1,571.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,571.25

2 Donors

-$1,571.25

Donations toward project cost

-$1,335.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$235.69

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