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Mrs. Martin from Wheeling, WV is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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X Is for Xylophone

Help me give my students the opportunity to explore music through a hands on experience.

  • $298 goal

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My Project

Everyday students eagerly walk into the music classroom wondering if they will play instruments. I want to put their minds at ease with a new soprano xylophone. Students in first and second grades will begin performing skills from the Mallet Madness resource. However, mallet percussion instruments are required for these students to have the full Mallet Madness experience. With your help, my students will fully be immersed in a percussion ensemble and create wonderful music.

One of the best ways to learn music is by performing music.

With the Mallet Madness resource and your help in funding these percussion instruments, my students will grow musically. When an Orff instrument is incorporated into a music classroom, music becomes a sensory experience where children utilize improvisation to foster creativity.

My students will use this xylophone to learn to play rhythms, as well as melody and harmony. Students will develop aural skills, fine motor skills, work as a team, and experience music hands on.

Your generous donation will help students become more connected to music. With the purchase of this bass xylophone, you are giving students a chance to perform music. You are making sure each child has a turn to grow creatively.

Mrs. Martin Ritchie Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Wheeling, WV View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

200 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lyons Xylophone Diatonic Soprano • Woodwind and Brasswind $219.99 1 $219.99

Materials cost

$219.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.70

Total project goal

$297.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $297.99

2 Donors

-$150.00

Donations toward project cost

-$127.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

match offer

-$147.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.20

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 $0.00

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