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Mrs. Macke from Albuquerque NM is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Strike Up a Beat

Help me give my students percussion mallets and drumsticks to keep our band sounding great!

  • $562 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

My band students are at an urban, Title I school. Over 65% of students are low-income and unable to receive supplemental music instruction through private lessons or step-up materials. They struggle to obtain instruments playing supplies and basic school supplies. Nearly all the students play on school-owned instruments. Free breakfast and lunch are provided to 100% of students.

They love music and come to class daily with passion and excitement.

My students are excited to learn, curious, and willing to take risks. Their positive attitudes are so inspiring. Music really does change lives.

In our band program, I focus on providing a safe environment where my students can develop strong character, become excellent all-around students, and grow into wonderful musicians with a life-long love of music.

My Project

My percussion students come into band not knowing how to read music or grip a mallet. Early on, it becomes clear they they are the heartbeat of the band. Without a solid percussion section, the overall sound of the band suffers.

Percussion students must change their mallet to change their sound, making their equipment increasingly expensive as their abilities grow.

So many of my percussion students are struggling to have the appropriate mallets and sticks. With the wrong mallet, they can unintentionally damage a very expensive instrument. The mallets available in our town have become less and less durable. The Salyers percussion mallets are raved about for their durability and high sound quality by other middle school directors. With this expansion of percussion mallets, my percussionists will have a wide variety of mallet choices and durable mallets to keep our whole band sounding great!

Mrs. Macke
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Intermediate Student Pack • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 4 $279.96
Etude Series Yarn Keyboard Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $18.99 4 $75.96
Etude Series Rubber Keyboard Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $11.99 4 $47.96
Soft Suspended Cymbal Mallets • Woodwind and Brasswind $36.50 1 $36.50

Materials cost

$440.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.17

Total project goal

$561.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$561.16

16 Donors

-$275.20

Donations toward project cost

-$243.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.13

match offer

-$275.20

Match offer toward project cost

-$233.92

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.28

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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