My students need rugs for the classroom to protect their hearing and a drum set (low profile) for travel.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Gunther's classroom raised $847
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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 students meet and exceed my expectations every day, but our lack of materials makes it hard for them to continue to move forward. While our courses are focused on instrumental music, I stress musical literacy across all genres. Our bands play music ranging from Eminem to Beethoven.
My high school students come from all over the South Bronx and most are Latino and African-American.
The music program reaches just over 60 students this year (roughly 25% of the school's population), and is growing steadily. While 96% of the Class of 2014 graduated from high school in 4 years and 96% of those students enrolled in college, 35% of their families earn less that $15,000 per year and almost 50% of children in our area live in poverty. 94% of our students qualify for free or reduced cost lunch. My music students are highly motivated to learn and push their abilities every day, but they are limited by our lack of resources. This project will help more of our students to participate in music
My Project
When I asked my students what would improve their experience in the music classroom, they overwhelmingly talked about how loud our room is. After talking to a friend who is an acoustical engineer, the easiest and most cost effective way to decrease the volume is to cover the linoleum floors with rugs. The rugs I have selected come in sets of 3 different sizes, so with help from friends in acoustics, we will be able to manipulate them within to room to most effectively absorb the sound.
With a second drum set, both drummers in each group will be able to participate at all times. A long term goal for my instrumental groups is to travel outside the school and give concerts in the community. A travel drum set like this one will make it easier to travel to gigs using New York City public transportation. Also, given the small size of our classroom, this type of drum set will provide playing opportunities for more students without drastically changing the usable space in the room.
The rugs are crucial to the health of our students.
Did you know over 20% of Americans are affected by hearing loss?!
Research has shown that hearing loss can be caused by repeated exposure to sounds at high loudness levels over an extended period of time (ask me for more info!). An example of this is our bands rehearsing 4-5 times a week, in a small room. The rugs will absorb some of the volume from the instruments, protecting the students from hearing loss over an extended period of time.
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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