Help me give my students drum sticks to create a bucket drumming ensemble Fall 2020.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ghastin's classroom raised $227
This project is fully funded
My Students
My students have creative minds and expressive voices. They begin making music the moment they enter the room and use everything around them to compose - tapping on desks, body percussion, humming, beat-boxing, rapping, keyboards, guitars, and singing, just to name a few. Together we sing, play instruments, and compose original songs and melodies throughout my program: I teach with a focus on their voices and perspectives as students. We are located in Detroit, MI, and our music reflects a diverse community of predominantly African American and Bengali students.
Because over 80% of my students come from low-income families and receive free breakfast and lunch at our school, I am devoted to bringing high-quality music education opportunities to our students at no-cost to our families.
Students in grades K-5 experience music play activities, learning to move to the beat and use their singing voice as well as play instruments, such as xylophones, hand drums, recorders, and more. Students in grades 6-8 can either elect to learn a band instrument in Symphonic Band or take General Music, where they learn music history, to read music on guitar and keyboard, songwriting, and how to use digital music programs.
My Project
In order to maximize student engagement, I have collected gallon pant/pickle buckets for the students to use as drums in a "bucket drumline." We will learn beats to our favorite pop and hip-hop songs and bring the joy of music to our school community at sports games and school concerts.
We have drums, but no drum sticks!
It is important for us to have enough drum stick sets so we can properly sanitize materials between each class. This project will provide us with a classroom set of drumsticks so that students are not sharing during class.
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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