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Mr. Lane from Norfolk, VA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Low Notes, High Hopes: A Sousaphone for Student Musicians

Help me give my students another sousaphone for our marching band! We have recruited more students for our marching band and need more opportunities for students to participate!

  • $15,009 goal

This project expired on September 4, 2025.

This project expired on September 4, 2025.

My Project

We have recruited more students in our marching band! Participation for our sousaphone section has TRIPLED and we need more instruments for our students' success. This project will impact at least sixty students for the current marching band season and an endless amount for future students.

This project will take our marching band to new heights!

Firstly, this will increase overall student participation. Students should never be turned away from music making due to a lack of instruments. Secondly, increasing the size of our sousaphone section will ultimately increase the volume of the lower voices in the ensemble. This will allow for the band to have more opportunity to listen and adjust to a more resonant presence of the bass pitches.

Mr. Lane Maury High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Norfolk, VA 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

60 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
King 2350 Series Brass BBb Sousaphone 2350WSP Silver With Case • Music & Arts $12,539.00 1 $12,539.00

Materials cost

$12,539.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$188.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$12,757.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$2,251.25

Total project goal

$15,008.33

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