My Instrument Is Broken...Here Are the Tools To Fix It!
My students need an instrument repair kit to save them and the school money when their musical instruments need repair.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Jensen's classroom raised $346
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 band class is an absolute joy! I have THE best students! They come from quite a spread of musical abilities and talents, but my goal is simple: Help them improve. One of the challenges is that their instrument, sometimes, is what is holding them back.
My students have such pride in their school.
They come from one of the most economically impacted high schools in the state. We have nearly 80 percent of our students on a free or reduced lunch program, which is currently the highest of the traditional public high schools in the state. This means that those 80 percent of students are not required to pay class fees. This is a big challenge, being a music teacher.
In other schools where the economy is better, a student can often purchase their own instrument or rent one from a music company. Those that don't can pay a fee to the school to rent one for the year. This doesn't apply here. If a student doesn't have the means to get an instrument (which most don't), then the school needs to provide one. But the school also needs to provide it for free.
My students are so positive! Even though their instruments aren't the best, they don't complain - they are grateful. It is such a reward working with them!
My Project
I have requested an instrument repair kit for use in our band room. Many of the instruments that the students use are often in need of repair, and taking an instrument to the repair shop is often an expensive venture. It also means that the student is without an instrument for at least a week.
This kit would often allow students to repair their own instruments without cost to them or the school. They could replace the cork on their saxophone neck, or replace a missing pad on their flute. The students could repair their instruments right there in class and not miss out on additional rehearsal time by not having their instrument.
I would rather spend my time working with a student and helping them improve, than transporting instruments back and forth to a repair shop.
The students would rather spend their time playing their instrument than sitting in class for a week waiting for it to get fixed. This would not only save the students and the school money, but it would allow those young musicians to improve in their playing and performing abilities.
More than half of 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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