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Mrs. Anderson from New Milford, CT is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Share the Joy of Music by Learning the Ukulele!

Help me give my students the ability to learn an instrument in their general music class. With the beautiful sound of the ukulele, students will learn chords and be able to play many popular and folk songs.

  • $991 goal

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My Project

The opportunity to learn an instrument in elementary school is often missed if students cannot afford to rent an instrument of their own. In many schools, the cheapest instrument that is often the 'go to' instrument to learn is the recorder. Although the recorder does have some useful musical purposes, it is most music teachers' and parents' nightmare. The sound is not pleasing to hear and many students learn incorrect recorder technique from playing with/owning a toy recorder at home.

The opportunity to learn the ukulele takes music learning to the next level in the general music class.

Students will learn the anatomy of the ukulele, the note of each string, how each fret moves the note by a half step, and how to form chords to play their favorite songs. Many popular songs and folk songs can be performed with just 3 chords! Students will feel empowered to be able to accompany themselves singing songs they love.

My main goal with this project is to get students excited about learning music, and I believe that the opportunity to learn the ukulele in elementary school will be both educational and add a spark to students' music making that has been lacking.

Mrs. Anderson Sarah Noble Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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New Milford, CT View local requests

More than a third 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

800 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AODSK Ukulele For Beginners,Starter Bundle Kit with Free Gig Bag Strap,Professional Acoustic Ukelele Four String Wooden Hawaiian Uke for Kids Students Starter Kit (AUS-P06 Sapele Natural Soprano) • Amazon Business $39.99 20 $799.80

Materials cost

$799.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.55

Total project goal

$990.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $990.35

1 Donor

-$990.35

Donations toward project cost

-$841.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$148.55

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