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Mr. Beck from Cerro Gordo, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Beck's classroom raised $647

The Song of Their Dreams

Help me give my students recording software for a quality means to share their artistic voices.

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Mr. Beck West Columbus High School
Cerro Gordo, NC Grades 9-12

My Students

My students are a gender and ethnically diverse group of 9th-12th graders from a small public high school in a rural county in North Carolina. They are mostly members of the marching/concert band, jazz band, and chorus, along with additional students, whom show aptitude or interest in other areas of musicianship (such as playing piano and guitar and writing beats and lyrics for simple songs).

Many of my aspiring musicians need an outlet, or a means of seeing their visions and hard work realized to begin the next steps of their educational and artistic journeys as musicians.

However, in no small number of cases, my students have difficulty purchasing and maintaining instruments of an appropriate quality, let alone affording private lessons or other extra-curricular instruction. Because of this, they are not afforded some of the opportunities that other students (particularly those from more affluent school districts) are offered. This is both a challenge and a tragedy for me, because I can see so much passion and ingenuity in them.

My Project

The materials in this project are the major pieces of software and hardware necessary to create simple quality audio recordings. They will be used in conjunction with some preexisting hardware and equipment in the arts department to form some of the first "real" recording experiences our students have had.

However, as lovely as this idea is alone, the grand dream behind our need of these materials is to give the music dept the ability to create virtual ensembles!

(This idea stemmed from our need of activities during the school shutdowns due to Covid-19.) These materials will also help facilitate students in their ability to record and edit musical compositions in ways that they have never previously had, and give the teacher the ability to make multi-track recordings of students and more efficiently and thoroughly teach students about recording technology. They will be used both in extra curricular activities (outside the four period day) and for the standard bands and chorus classes.

In addition to the creation of virtual ensembles mentioned above, specific projects which would be aided by these materials would include the creation of accompaniment tracks for ensembles, student music projects, students recording their own playing for self-critique, and furthering student proficiency in music technology.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 73 donors
Mr. Beck West Columbus High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Cerro Gordo, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

50 students impacted 73donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PreSonus Audio Electronics Multitrack Recording Software (Studio One 4 Professional/Boxed) • Amazon Business $299.96 1 $299.96
PreSonus Studio 24c 2x2, 192 kHz, USB-C Audio Interface, 2 Mic Pres-2 Line Outs/New Version • Amazon Business $159.95 1 $159.95
AmazonBasics XLR Male to Female Microphone Cable - 10 Feet, Black • Amazon Business $7.59 2 $15.18

Materials cost

$475.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$549.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.93

Total project goal

$646.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $646.21

71 Donors

-$533.83

Donations toward project cost

-$485.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.30

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.38

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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