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Mr. Wamser from Saint Louis, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands On Music Education

My students need 55 recorders to fully participate in class music activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Wamser's classroom raised $298

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students have the chance to participate in two truly wonderful programs. One offers them the opportunity to even play a concert with one of the world's best orchestras. The other group is participating in Recorder Karate. Both programs require recorders and we don't have enough to go around.

Our school is an urban public school with children whose parents have immigrated to the United States from all over the world.

Many of our children speak Bosnian, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, or a few other languages as well as learning English. One language we can all share is music.

My Project

Recorders will allow our third and fourth grade students to have hands-on experiences that will greatly enhance the music education they are already receiving. Learning an instrument at such a young age elevates the student's confidence in their ability to learn other complex systems. It also provides an opportunity for a life-long hobby, skill, or in many cases profession. Playing the recorder provides the student with the foundational knowledge required to play almost any other instrument.

Students at our school appreciate the opportunities they are given to learn in a variety of ways.

They understand how terrific it is when somebody cares enough to help them out. When the fourth grade is sitting in the symphony orchestra hall playing along with world-class musicians they will be thinking of you and thanking you.

Mr. Wamser Buder Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Louis, MO View local requests

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
CR101 Soprano Recorder with Baroque Fingering • Woodwind and Brasswind $3.99 55 $219.45

Materials cost

$219.45

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.60

Total project goal

$297.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$297.34

1 Donor

-$148.67

Donations toward project cost

-$126.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.30

match offer

-$148.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$126.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.30

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$0.00

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