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Mr. Ray from Tulsa OK is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Tulsa Public Schools: Tuba

Help me give my students a tuba, the foundation of a good band.

  • $4,545 goal

This project expired on April 1, 2023.

This project expired on April 1, 2023.

My Project

Tuba Tuba Tuba. It's the biggest instrument and coincidentally the most important instrument. These lugs are the foundation of a great band sound. Many band directors say, without a good tuba the band can't be good.

Our tubas look like one of two things, either they were at the bottom of the sea for 25 years or they went to hell but the devil sent them back.

Haha, jokes but yes they are pretty sorry and play terribly. If I could put a picture, you would feel my pain. Regardless tubas are big ticket items, but we just need ONE good one! I'm working on finding smaller instruments like trumpets and clarinets, a lot of them. But tubas are more of a rarity so hard to find used. Our kids deserve the equity of any suburb school. Help me help them!

Mr. Ray
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EBB231 Student Series 3-Valve 3/4 BBb Tuba • Woodwind and Brasswind $3,495.20 1 $3,495.20

Materials cost

$3,495.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $284.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$52.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,862.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$681.62

Total project goal

$4,544.11

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