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Mr. Lanciano from Philadelphia PA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Read Music

My students need a music keyboard so they can learn to read music.

  • $179 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

My Students

My students come from all over the world - especially from countries that speak Spanish.

Although my students attend a "highest poverty" school, this is not their defining characteristic.

Instead, my students are curious, artistic, competent and courageous. They defy their 'at-risk" circumstances by taking advantage of every possible opportunity for advancement presented to them. Our extracurricular activities are full of enthusiastic students eager to spend time in a caring environment away from the harsh realities of a rough neighborhood.

My Project

Our school is unique. Instead of learning ABOUT music in general music class, our students MAKE music. They play trumpets, drums, and pianos - not just the kids in the band, but every student.

In a financially challenged school like ours, it's not easy to equip every student to MAKE music.

But we try our best! We fundraised and got help from administration to piece together a keyboard lab as well as a class set of drum pads, and trumpets. Our keyboard lab, which is used to teach students to read music and play chords (which is not possible on trumpet) needs a few extra pianos - and this project will go a long way to equipping one extra kid every 45 minutes, 5-days-a-week.

One specific lesson students will learn on this piano is based on All Of Me, by John Legend. This song is familiar to my students and after they learn to play the entire accompaniment either solo or with a partner, faces light up with a sense of connection and accomplishment!

Mr. Lanciano
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Casio Inc. CTK2400 PPK 61-Key Premium Portable Keyboard Package with Samson HP30 Headphones, Stand and Power Supply • Amazon Business $119.89 1 $119.89

Materials cost

$119.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$151.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.77

Total project goal

$178.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $178.46

2 Donors

-$65.56

Donations toward project cost

-$57.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.33

match offer

-$111.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$94.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.67

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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