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Mrs. B. from Hemingway, SC is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's All About That Bass and Treble!

Help me give my students Xylophones, which are basic tools for beginning to play and read music.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. B.'s classroom raised $1,268

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach K-5 General Music at a Title I school in South Carolina. My classroom has a very limited inventory of instruments of any kind. I would begin building a set of pitched instruments by adding an alto and a bass xylophone to my classroom. I currently have one tenor Xylophone. That means I can accommodate only 1 child at a time. Students who have to wait for their turn on an instrument, often lose focus on the lesson at hand. For some students, this may be the only opportunity they will have to learn a pitched instrument.

Through the kindness of Donor's Choose, I was able to add a complete set of Ukuleles to my room last year.

Third and Fourth grade students have the opportunity to use these beautiful instruments each year.

My students are creative and have wonderful energy. They love to sing, dance and play instruments. Music class is a safe space where they can express themselves with encouragement and without judgement. Giving students the skills to explore, create and analyze music can develop a lifelong understanding and appreciation of music.

My Project

Having enough instruments for every child will benefit all students who come to music. Playing the xylophone works on fine motor skills and helps to develop a foundation for learning basic music skills like imitation, exploration, improvisation and composition. A xylophone is a tool that can grow with the students into more complex activities in the future.

Students will be able to create and perform musical pieces.

They can work together on ensemble music. Reading music, improvising, playing an instrument with a mallet and performing for others are some of the goals they will achieve. Students will learn how to create a musical accompaniment for singers and dancers. They will understand the vocabulary of music, like pitch, rhythm, meter, tempo and dynamics. Specific techniques they will learn on these xylophones include, chord, broken, level and crossover Borduns. Musical interactions such as these not only boost academic performance, but benefit children emotionally and socially.

Mrs. B. Pleasant Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hemingway, SC 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bass Xylophone (deep bass) • Woodwind and Brasswind $602.99 1 $602.99
Alto Xylophone • Woodwind and Brasswind $361.99 1 $361.99

Materials cost

$964.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $68.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,077.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$190.14

Total project goal

$1,267.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,267.62

6 Donors

-$923.30

Donations toward project cost

-$784.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$138.49

match offer

-$344.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$292.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.65

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