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Mr. Seymour from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Synthesizers and Supplies for Student Success!

My students need cables and (2) synthesizers to develop their musical talents in a student rock band!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Seymour's classroom raised $723

This project is fully funded

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

Imagine being able to form a rock band that gave you the ability to raise your voice about issues and ideas that are relevant to your life. Now imagine being able to do just that at 11, 12, or 13 years old in your own middle school while exploring the historical significance of rock personalities.

Creative and enthusiastic types abound in my current group of middle school students.

As a high-poverty school with an extensive range of cultures represented, we often need support in facilitating social expression in a safe and productive manner. Many of my students have the desire to participate in a music program in order to learn to express themselves through art, though as a school we lack the resources to support this. We have had powerful experiences exploring music as a club with students, though our instrument supply is dangerously scant, and student demand for a program is at an all time high. We have watched as our students built confidence through participating in our rock club. Students that felt otherwise unable to express themselves have found hope through looking at the historical significance and performance of rock music.

My Project

As students begin to participate in the rock club, their voices grow in all aspects of their lives. Students begin to better understand themselves as advocates for positive change in their community as they study the significance of musical artists and their messages. We are requesting some basic reinvestment to our dwindling supply of rock band equipment. My students need 2 keyboard synthesizers and some appropriate cables to get our rock band equipped! We aim for our students to grow as informed community members that enact their innate ability to speak up for themselves. Through participation in a rock band, students cultivate musical talent while engaging in a positive atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork, collaboration, and artistic expression. They will learn about the human experience over the course of history and the significant contributors to positive social change that also were musical artists.

We really are looking to start something BIG here: the creation of a space where students will learn essential life skills.

Your contribution to our music program will improve the experience of our students as it facilitates their participation in both artistic expression and physical music performance. Participation in a sufficiently equipped music program students will learn dedication to a craft as well as essential organizational skills.

Mr. Seymour MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

300 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Novation MiniNova Analog Modeling Sythesizer • Amazon $399.99 1 $399.99
Novation Soft Carrying Case for MiniNova Synth, Blue (MININOVA BAG) • Amazon $80.87 1 $80.87
Korg Monotron Delay Analog Ribbon Synthesizer • Amazon $49.99 1 $49.99
Korg Case for Monotron - Korg MONOTRONCASE • Amazon $14.06 1 $14.06
Hosa Cable CMS110 1/8 inch TRS to 1/4 Inch TRS Adapter Cable - 10 Foot • Amazon $6.95 2 $13.90
GLS Audio 6ft Y-Cable Splitter Cord - 1/8" TRS Stereo to 1/4" TS Mono - 6' Cables 3.5mm (Mini) to 6mm Cord for iPhone, iPod, Computer, and more - Single • Amazon $10.99 1 $10.99
Hosa CMP159 Stereo Breakout, 3.5 mm TRS to Dual 1/4 in TS, 10-Feet • Amazon $5.85 1 $5.85

Materials cost

$575.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$614.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.40

Total project goal

$722.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $722.68

3 Donors

-$471.48

Donations toward project cost

-$471.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$168.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$142.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$83.20

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 $0.00

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