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Ms. Cochran from Mill Spring, NC is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Music Literacy With Glockenspiels

Help me give my students glockenspiels so they can play melodies in music class!

  • $359 goal

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My Project

Our students are learning to read music notation during music class. The best way for them gain music literacy skills is to read the notes and play the notation on instruments. When reading pitch notation, it is important for students to have access to melodic instruments to effectively learn and instill understanding.

We can teach "Every Good Boy Does Fine" all day long, but if students cannot apply those skills in the real-world, instruction is pointless and will not lead to real learning!

Our students live in a rural community and come from high poverty backgrounds. They have previously had limited access to instruments. We are working hard to change that and provide them with opportunities to learn. With your help, we can give them the tools for success!

Glockenspiels are an excellent means for teaching pitch notation. They include chromatic scales within a two-octave range, allowing students to play every pitch in a wide selection of music. Because they are organized like a piano, students would be able to transfer learning to a keyboard instrument. Glockenspiels are relatively inexpensive and easily portable and stored- an ideal instrument for any elementary music classroom!

Ms. Cochran Polk Central Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Mill Spring, NC 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

400 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Silverstar Professional Glockenspiel 25note Xylophone for kids musical instrument percussion instruments xylophone instrument • Amazon Business $35.88 7 $251.16

Materials cost

$251.16

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$304.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.74

Total project goal

$358.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$358.26

3 Donors

-$231.79

Donations toward project cost

-$219.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.27

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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$0.00

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