Help me give my students Saxophone Harnesses saxophone and clarinet mouthpiece cushions, shoe laces for Marching Band shoes, and fingernail clippers for string players.
Our school is a public four-year high school with a wide range of students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Approximately 35-40% of our student body participates in fine arts on some level. Offering our music students the chance to succeed is my top priority. We strive daily to make opportunities available for our high school students to further their musical skills and expand their horizons.
Students attending our school have earned recognition at the district, state, regional, and national levels.
We have alumni working on Broadway, teaching college and public school music, and performing as professionals all over the world. Our music department has a 100+ year history of excellence, and we try every day to live up to that legacy. We offer jazz band, two levels of string orchestra, and concert band, pep band, and marching band. We also have strong choral, guitar, drama, and fine arts programs.
My Project
The JazzLab Saxophone Harness is a wonderful product that helps take the weight of the instrument off of the player's neck and transfers it to their shoulders. We have a couple of these, but more students are wanting to give them a try. Mouthpiece cushions for single reed players (clarinet and saxophone) can be a good way to increase comfort and reduce the excessive wear and tear on the mouthpiece. They also reduce the vibration on the teeth and prevent the mouthpiece from sliding.
Having items like these on hand makes it easier for the student musician to focus on making music.
I'm also requesting funds for a large number of fingernail clippers for my string students to keep in their instrument cases. It is extremely difficult to play properly with long nails. I don't like kids sharing personal grooming equipment. Our Marching Band shoes need some of the laces replaced.
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.
As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Phillips and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.