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Ms. Tanya from Tucson AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Presidio Strings Shoulders the Music!

Help me give my students shoulder rests for full size violins and violas, and a few replacement bows are always helpful!

  • $975 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Project

Learning violin or viola for the first time puts the body in an unusual position to accomplish proper technique. Having a shoulder rest improves the students' ability to correctly and comfortably secure the instrument on their shoulder. We currently have shoulder pillows for this purpose, however, they do not provide the necessary contour to provide an appropriate shoulder position, and some students allow the instrument to fall more on the chest than the shoulder. Posture is always a struggle with fourth and fifth graders! Also, the elastic straps are breaking, needing to be re-sewn. New bows to replace old and damaged ones is another source of tonal improvement that excites the young musicians to try harder.

With your donation of shoulder rests and replacement bows for violin and viola players, student confidence will soar as their playing position becomes strong and confident.

I can't wait to see their reactions and hear how they progress with new materials if we are awarded assistance for our Orchestral Strings program. Thank you Donors Choose.org project!

Ms. Tanya
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kun Original 4/4 Violin Shoulder Rest • Amazon Business $27.55 16 $440.80
Kun Original Viola Shoulder Rest • Amazon Business $30.25 5 $151.25
LMS Violin Bow Full Size 4/4 Brazilwood Violin Bows Lightweight Bow Well Balance Fiddle Bow Made with Ebony Frog Mongolian White Horse Hair for Violin Student Professional (4/4) • Amazon Business $23.76 6 $142.56

Materials cost

$734.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $52.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$828.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.14

Total project goal

$974.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $974.29

1 Donor

-$974.29

Donations toward project cost

-$828.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$146.14

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 $0.00

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