My students need one soprano xylophone and mallets.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Farrand's classroom raised $277
This project is fully funded
My Students
Think back to the joy you have seen on the face of a child when they have been playing an instrument such as the xylophone with a musical ensemble when they were composing and performing music. It is truly a transforming experience for children!
I teach general music to students in public elementary schools in preschool to grade 8 at 2 schools in urban Illinois.
The students are enthusiastic about learning music, as there is a focus on movement, singing, and classroom instruments in the primary grades. In the upper grades students learn about the elements of music through classroom instruments such as keyboards, ukulele, or guitar, depending on which instruments are owned by the school. Students at the school where these instruments will be primarily used are predominantly Hispanic, with many students speaking both English and Spanish.
My Project
There is a need at both schools for Orff instruments, or xylophones. For this project I have requested one diatonic soprano xylophone which will be the start of a collection of Orff instruments I plan to build with the assistance of Donors Choose contributors! With this xylophone, students in music classes grades k-8 will accompany singing and music activities by having a student play chordal accompaniment. Students will be able to compose music on this xylophone and other classroom instruments, and then perform the composition for the class. The xylophone will also be used in classroom music improvisations. Students will learn to improvise by playing rhythmic and melodic patterns on the instrument.
Students will learn about elements of movement by dancing to songs played on the xylophone.
Your donation to this project will allow students to develop their improvisation, composition, and performance skills.
The creativity of my students will be cultivated, and the arts of music and movement will be naturally fused!
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
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