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Mrs. Purviance from Bridgeport, CT is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ukulele Jam

Help me give my students ukuleles so they can have a ukulele jam session!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Purviance's classroom raised $615

This project is fully funded

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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

I teach elementary and middle school students in an urban school. My students are full of energy, creativity, and talent.

My students love music!

I teach in an area with a lot of economic hardship which limits my students’ access to instruments, private lessons, and technology. However, it in no way limits their love of music and potential to compose and perform. They truly enjoy playing all the instruments in the classroom, learning to sing and play their favorite songs and write their own music.

My Project

I play guitar in my classroom and all of my students can't wait until they get big enough to start learning guitar themselves. Due to the size and difficulty of the guitar that's not until 6th grade and I really don't want to make them wait so long! With ukuleles I can get them strumming and playing as early as 3rd grade. Ukuleles are the perfect size for younger students, no trouble for the even the smallest students to hold correctly. The strings are easier to press down requiring less finger strength, and since there are only 4 strings students only need to press down one string at a time for most chords, not the 3 and 4 finger combinations required for a 6 string guitar. In all ways the ukulele is much easier and more accessible for younger students. Not only will young students be successful with ukulele, but the skills they learn will make them more successful later on guitar.

Ukulele teaches so many music skills: beat, melody, harmony, rhythm, and tempo!

Students learn melodies, learn different chords and strumming patterns, and learn to sing and play their favorite songs in a ukulele jam session. Besides teaching so many music skills the ukulele also helps students develop eye hand coordination and finger dexterity. Skills that help with writing, sports, art, and transfer to other musical instruments.

Help me get my youngest students strumming, singing and jamming away with a set of classroom ukuleles!

Mrs. Purviance Waltersville Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MU40 Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $49.99 8 $399.92
12-Space Ukulele Rack • Woodwind and Brasswind $84.95 1 $84.95

Materials cost

$484.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$522.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.14

Total project goal

$614.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $614.28

2 Donors

-$604.28

Donations toward project cost

-$513.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.64

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $0.00

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