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Middle Creek Elementary School
Apex, NC
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Cue the Uke: Ukulele Fundraiser
Funded May 5, 2021
Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Thanks to your kindness and generosity we have received the classroom set of 25 ukuleles. I cannot begin to tell you how much our school appreciates your help to purchase these hands-on instruments for our Music Program. I look forward to introducing grade levels to this instrument and teaching students how to play a stringed instrument. The students are so excited to start our Ukulele unit!
Again thank you so much for supporting our fundraiser and giving our students an opportunity to learn a stringed instrument.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Volpe
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 27 other donors.

My students love to play instruments in class. They love to create rhythmic patterns, accompany a song, and improvise. Ukuleles provide students a hands-on opportunity to learn numerous songs through whole group instruction or write their own individual songs. My students are enthusiastic and work with a new purpose when learning how to play instruments. I have seen this firsthand with my fourth grade students learning the recorder. I have watched my students become better sight-readers through singing solfege and then playing those melodies using our Orff instruments. As a community of musicians, we are able to address how to have a positive mindset, increase time management skills, set up a weekly practice schedule, and overcome nerves when playing in front of others. I see so much musical growth and emotional growth in my musicians when they play together; it's wonderful!

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Cue the Uke: Ukulele Fundraiser

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