Help me give my students a recorder that they can take home and play on their own which will increase the speed and quality of their learning exponentially.
I am the music teacher and teach every grade level. The group of students that will benefit from this project are my 5th graders. They were a joy to teach last year in 4th grade. They love music and were always ready to sing, dance, and play music any way they could. Their enthusiasm deserves to be rewarded and harvested and I would love to see them grow next year more than any group of 5th graders I have ever had.
Many of my students are from low income homes and if recorders were to be funded in full for them they would be bursting with enthusiasm not only to come to music but to be at school!
My Project
In 5th grade, my students learn how to play the recorder. This is something they look forward to not only in 4th grade but for their entire time in elementary school leading up to 5th grade. In class we follow the recorder karate curriculum where students earn belts, just like in real karate, for playing songs with increasing difficulty. Some of my most timid students have shouted out loud with triumph when they earn their final belt, the black belt.
Students absolutely love to play the recorder!
They cheer every time they come to music and get to show off what they practiced at home. However, I teach in a high needs school where there are several students that cannot afford to purchase a recorder from the school. Even though a school recorder is provided for those students to play in class, they are not allowed to take the school recorders home. It breaks my heart when I see an enthusiastic student disappointed because they cannot practice their recorder at home and challenge their peers to earn a new belt the next day.
This project would enable every one of my 5th grade students to have their own high quality soprano recorder that would be theirs to take home to practice with and use at school in music class. It would eliminate the need for students to purchase at all so no one feels left out, disappointed, or embarrassed that they cannot afford a recorder. If you make a donation to this project your generous gift will be putting a recorder in the hands of one, or more, eager students and ensuring their love for music and enthusiasm for school.
More than three‑quarters 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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