This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Put instruments into children's hands!
I am a music teacher at an elementary school (grades K-5) in Arizona. The school is a Title 1 school, and it is surrounded by poverty. The school is interested in starting a before-school band program, but we have no instruments, music chairs, or stands. Thus, I am starting this program from scratch with few resources.
My school was originally a K-2 school, and has just this year turned into a K-5 school. Elementary Band begins at fourth grade in this district, and there has been no band at the school previously because it was a K-2 school. The students have no access to band instruments, music chairs or stands. Many upper grade students, fifth graders in particular, have been asking for a Band program since the beginning of the year. With no supplies, I have been unable to quench their thirst for knowledge and to acquire these new skills.
While the students can, for the time being, use chairs from the Multi-Purpose room, they are in great need of music stands. These stands would be the first step to creating a band program.
Your help will ensure that students can have a beginning band in Elementary school. Providing basic stands to the students will give them the start that they need on their path to reading and playing music.
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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