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Mrs. Orser's Classroom

  • Howell Middle School
  • Victoria, TX
  • More than half 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

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  • Happy Harmonies after the Hurricane

    Funded Sep 12, 2018

    Thank you again for all of the wonderful donations. My students and I still can't believe the kindness that has poured in allowing us to replace many needed materials. Thanks to your donations I was finally able to replace the broken and taped up shoulder rests with the new ones that fit the students! It is nice to be able to adjust the shoulder rests so that they fit the students and keep their instruments at the height they should be! PLUS, we don't have to use violin shoulder rests on the violas anymore!!! My students jumped for joy, literally! Also, what a difference it makes to finally be able to change 3 year old strings on our instruments thanks to all of you!

    When my students saw the box arrive from the front office they were very excited and stood around the box while I opened it. We have a box of broken and taped shoulder rests that we do not have to use anymore and none of us miss it!!! I couldn't change the strings on the instruments fast enough for them and the sound difference is amazing!

    The next project the students and I have talked about working on is getting new instruments. We have a cello from 1959 and while we are grateful to have the cello we sure could use new instruments!! For now we are just grateful to have shoulder rests and strings so thank you donors for you kindness and generosity! We really appreciate everything!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Orser

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Rebuild Texas Fund and 3 other donors.

  • Orchestra Survival in the Science Room!

    Funded Oct 19, 2018

    Thank you very much for all of the thoughtful and wonderful donations. My students have been asking daily if their project has been funded and now I can tell them YES! The students look forward to having the opportunity to practice rest position 1, 2 and playing position as I step up to the podium. I have been pretending to have a podium for three years and I say to the students, “ I’m on the podium and I’m off the podium” while pretending to step up and down so they can get used to it before our concerts and competitions. Now that we will have a podium of our own we can practice with the real thing! Also, the students won’t have to stand up to see me and I won’t have to stand up on a chair or a table! Again, thank you so much for the donations and gift we will use and appreciate for years to come!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Orser

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Rebuild Texas Fund and 7 other donors.
"The conductor of an orchestra doesn't make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful." -Benjamin Zander We survived a hurricane, moldy bridges, bow bugs, and warped instruments! We are slowly recovering from the hurricane and replacing much needed items. We are a growing orchestra program and do not have our own music room but our amazing principal gave us one of the science rooms to call our own! We do the best we can with what we have but students in the back of the class often have to stand up because they cannot see me conducting from the front of the room. I currently stand or sit on a table to conduct. By having a podium for our classroom the students will be able to see every beat, rhythm and cue from rehearsal to concert! This would further prepare the future musicians for concerts, competitions and their musical life! The violinists and violists often stand up in the back of the orchestra in order to see me conduct! Having a podium in our classroom will allow the students to get used to seeing every cue, rhythm and dynamic. It will allow them to get used to the podium for concerts and competitions that they perform at throughout the year. Often when we attend a festival or competition the students are amazed at how well they can see my cues and conducting and will often voice they wish we had a podium at school. We have tried several make shift podiums but I tend to step off of them or they collapse. A real podium would be a great educational gift for the whole class!

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"The conductor of an orchestra doesn't make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful." -Benjamin Zander We survived a hurricane, moldy bridges, bow bugs, and warped instruments! We are slowly recovering from the hurricane and replacing much needed items. We are a growing orchestra program and do not have our own music room but our amazing principal gave us one of the science rooms to call our own! We do the best we can with what we have but students in the back of the class often have to stand up because they cannot see me conducting from the front of the room. I currently stand or sit on a table to conduct. By having a podium for our classroom the students will be able to see every beat, rhythm and cue from rehearsal to concert! This would further prepare the future musicians for concerts, competitions and their musical life! The violinists and violists often stand up in the back of the orchestra in order to see me conduct! Having a podium in our classroom will allow the students to get used to seeing every cue, rhythm and dynamic. It will allow them to get used to the podium for concerts and competitions that they perform at throughout the year. Often when we attend a festival or competition the students are amazed at how well they can see my cues and conducting and will often voice they wish we had a podium at school. We have tried several make shift podiums but I tend to step off of them or they collapse. A real podium would be a great educational gift for the whole class!

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