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  • G.R. Edwards Middle School
  • Rocky Mount, NC
  • 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

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My project seeks to provide materials that will help my orchestra students grow and thrive as musicians. There are three basic categories for the materials we need - instruments, supplemental supplies, and a teacher resource book. I have excited students who desperately need a working instrument to take home to practice. The school does not own quite enough violas to assign one per student, so they are not able to take them home at night. Two new violas will meet that need. New bows, rosin, and replacement strings for the school will alleviate the same issue for my violin students - the school owns enough violins to cover the students, but the violins are not playable without working bows and strings. These supplemental supplies will mean more students can take instruments home to practice. The teacher resource book is an important tool for streamlining pedagogy and basic skills in class. It will allow me to see all parts at once and quickly address specific challenges for each instrument. The book also provides online resources, including accompaniment tracks and supplemental music for advanced or struggling students. Finally, tuners will make it easy for beginning students to tune and maintain their instruments, teaching an important skill and saving class time for moving forward on our music.

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My project seeks to provide materials that will help my orchestra students grow and thrive as musicians. There are three basic categories for the materials we need - instruments, supplemental supplies, and a teacher resource book. I have excited students who desperately need a working instrument to take home to practice. The school does not own quite enough violas to assign one per student, so they are not able to take them home at night. Two new violas will meet that need. New bows, rosin, and replacement strings for the school will alleviate the same issue for my violin students - the school owns enough violins to cover the students, but the violins are not playable without working bows and strings. These supplemental supplies will mean more students can take instruments home to practice. The teacher resource book is an important tool for streamlining pedagogy and basic skills in class. It will allow me to see all parts at once and quickly address specific challenges for each instrument. The book also provides online resources, including accompaniment tracks and supplemental music for advanced or struggling students. Finally, tuners will make it easy for beginning students to tune and maintain their instruments, teaching an important skill and saving class time for moving forward on our music.

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