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Ms. Richmond from Michigan City IN is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

It's a String Thing!

Help me give my students ukulele's to use on their exciting new string instrument unit!

  • $536 goal

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our K-6 elementary students from Northwest Indiana are enthusiastic and energetic learners who delight in hands on opportunities to create and express their thoughts. They like to learn new instruments and delight in opportunities to add their own flair to the lessons.

Our students are creative, active, and eager learners!

We make music at a very diverse STEM focused magnet school with over 500 students. We thrive on our opportunities to showcase & share in our many talents with our families and community.

My Project

Our students LOVE to get their hands on instruments but are left in the dark when it comes to the string family. Ukulele's are a wonderful instrument to bring into the general music classroom. They give students and their families real hands-on experience with string instruments.

Hands-on experiences with string instruments allow students to focus and connect with the feel and vibration of the strings, to practice ear training for finger placement, and to participate in peer coaching opportunities.

Instrument units are already in place for our 4th-6th graders to learn about string instruments but we have been unable to complete these units due to the lack of instruments. With these 14 ukulele's, our 4th graders will learn about the string family, resonance, and how strings manipulate pitch. 5th graders will learn major scales, chords, chord progressions, and accompaniments as we work through a full 9 lesson curriculum accumulating in a ukulele performance. The 6th graders will also use the ukuleles to understand how to read TABS and compose their own string piece.

The greatest joy in being able to complete a string unit is the opportunity to share our learning with our families and our community through community performances and school showcases. We anticipate being able to use these instruments to connect with our community for many years to come.

Ms. Richmond
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kahiko Series MK1 Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $29.95 14 $419.30

Materials cost

$419.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$455.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.40

Total project goal

$535.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $535.99

3 Donors

-$427.59

Donations toward project cost

-$421.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$68.40

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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