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Through score study, I will continue to become better at musical score analysis, practice my conducting skills and give me a goal to work towards for my own performance skills on secondary instruments. On top of being great literature for me to study, some students will study these scores and parts with me to become a more well rounded scholar as they learn how to study music intently and with purpose.","fullyFundedDate":1771610265985,"projectUrl":"project/musical-score-study-development/9876078/","projectTitle":"Musical Score Study Development","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rowlinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9860536_orig.jpg?crop=3672,3672,x0,y452&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746791832636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9860536"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":10077781,"letterContent":"These resources allow me to explore a new style and range of composing, musical analysis and conducting - film music! It is very exciting for me to study these scores as some of this music is what I grew up watching and listening to. I had students wanting to play some of this music the day I got it while I was working on it. Although it is a little advanced for most of them, they are eager to get better to eventually play music like this. This project has given me an opportunity to study the fine details of film techniques of composing and playing!","fullyFundedDate":1771610266037,"projectUrl":"project/film-music-score-study-development/10077781/","projectTitle":"Film Music Score Study Development","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rowlinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9860536_orig.jpg?crop=3672,3672,x0,y452&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746791832636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9860536"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":9876134,"letterContent":"The biggest immediate impact of this project is the saxophone neck straps. Students went from being uncomfortable to wanting to practice more and more! One of my saxophone students wanted to thank you personally, so they helped to write a letter to you. Additionally, the other resources are slowing being noticed by the students as I fix older instruments for them to try and borrow as needed. This includes clarinet keys, trumpet valve components and saxophone mouthpiece attachments. These resources not only had an immediate impact on our saxophone players, but also will have a great long term impact for all instruments!","fullyFundedDate":1771610265687,"projectUrl":"project/instrument-repair-time/9876134/","projectTitle":"Instrument Repair Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rowlinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9860536_orig.jpg?crop=3672,3672,x0,y452&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746791832636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9860536"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":10047325,"letterContent":"My students at first were just able to grab our new water bottles for marching band purposes, but after working with classroom teachers - we are spreading the love! With some of the additional water bottles and snacks, we are helping students that do not own a water bottle of their own and continuing to give students snacks who need them. Additionally, the water bottles with the stickers attached to the side make it very personalized and excite the students to keep up their hard work! They were very happy to have one to call their own and have the chance to make it into their own with custom stickers of sports, cats, flowers, and many other things.","fullyFundedDate":1771610266092,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-and-water-for-afterschool/10047325/","projectTitle":"Snacks and Water for Afterschool","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rowlinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9860536_orig.jpg?crop=3672,3672,x0,y452&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746791832636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9860536"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":9684132,"letterContent":"These materials not only will help shape French Horn playing at our school for the next 10 years, but the additional materials will help build our overall band program for the next few decades to come! 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Last Friday, my students took a quiz on the affixes they have learned to date, and they were overall very successful!\r\n\r\nI also appreciate having access to additional high-quality resources aligned with our curriculum. Students often need more practice than what is provided in their curriculum workbooks, and these worksheets fit the bill! The games have also been a huge hit and have absolutely increased student engagement.","fullyFundedDate":1766603752772,"projectUrl":"project/this-word-means-what/9949723/","projectTitle":"This Word Means What?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nordmark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp565937_orig.jpg?crop=4813,4813,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771869226665","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/565937"},{"teacherId":565937,"projectId":9927299,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my classes/small groups. The kindergarteners are LOVING using the magnetic chips to play bingo and blend sounds to make words. One student who was previously less engaged with the material has been particularly excited and announced that using the chips felt like recess. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the supplies have helped me personally. It can be difficult to fund everything you need for a dynamic and engaging classroom by myself. Your donations have given my students a fun and engaging way to blend and segment words, play games, and more!","fullyFundedDate":1765082813018,"projectUrl":"project/phonics-and-word-study-supplies-for-read/9927299/","projectTitle":"Phonics and Word Study Supplies for Reading Groups","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nordmark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp565937_orig.jpg?crop=4813,4813,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771869226665","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/565937"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":9855097,"letterContent":"Thank you for the scores that I will be using to study, practice conducting and practice my musical analysis - all to better my overall musical craft. These are key for a teacher to work on and for my students to see me working on them brings them a level of inspiration I hoped would come from this project! They see me working on score study and practicing just like I tell them, and they understand now that learning does not stop at the doors of the school. Thank you so much for the opportunity given to me to show my students what advanced music and practice looks like.","fullyFundedDate":1766099256355,"projectUrl":"project/musical-score-development-through-chance/9855097/","projectTitle":"Musical Score Development Through Chance","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rowlinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9860536_orig.jpg?crop=3672,3672,x0,y452&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746791832636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9860536"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":9866592,"letterContent":"These scores are used to better my craft through score study, musical analysis and practice conducting to the music. It makes my sight reading ability sharper as well as my musicality through score reading. My students not only see me continuing to work on my craft during my planning periods, but also have a chance to look at the different types of music that shape our concert band world as they become more advanced on their instruments. It gives them something to strive for and something to look forward to.","fullyFundedDate":1765678794093,"projectUrl":"project/musical-score-development/9866592/","projectTitle":"Musical Score Development","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Rowlinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9860536_orig.jpg?crop=3672,3672,x0,y452&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746791832636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9860536"},{"teacherId":9860536,"projectId":9847991,"letterContent":"These new pieces of music will be in a rotation throughout the next few years to allow students to play whole pieces of music rather than fragments. 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