Past projects 4
Protect our Instruments, Just in "Case"!
Funded Dec 11, 2019Thank you so much for your gracious donations and helping us obtain Cases for our guitars and instruments. Because of your generosity, my students have been able to put the electric Basses and guitars in a proper bag when they need to be stored away and stay protected. The cases will also prove to be useful when we take our instruments with us to various field trips, music festivals, and competitions.
For years, our instruments have been exposed to fluctuant weather and some have ended up broken because of this. Now, we can take care of our instruments the way they deserve to be taken care of!”
With gratitude,
Mr. Tate
This classroom project was brought to life by An anonymous classroom supporter and 16 other donors.Our Very First Acoustic-Electric Guitars!
Funded May 7, 2019Thank you so much for your generous donations to my classroom! The acoustic/electric guitars have added a great atmosphere and opened up a lot of options for students who are learning guitar and bass in my class. Because some students didn't want to stick with only electric guitar for an amplified sound, they wanted the sound of a nice acoustic guitar that could be amplified in order to play the music and materials that some of their favorite artists play. Now, they come straight into class and plug in!
I am deeply thankful for your donations, and I promise the students are putting the guitars to great use!”
With gratitude,
Mr. Tate
This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 4 other donors.Funk It Up with Electric Bass!
Funded Mar 25, 2019Since receiving the electric Basses from Donor's Choose, every student who has chosen the bass as their main instrument has had the opportunity to use a bass to practice and perform with! In the past, I had to only use guitars because that was all we had. But now, my classroom fulfills the needs of the students and I can't thank you and the donors enough. I have since started advanced Modern Band classes at my school, and I have had more students enroll who already have experience on bass. Now that I finally have the instruments, they come to class and pick the instrument up right away.
Thank you all so much for your generous donation to my classroom!”
With gratitude,
Mr. Tate
New Music, Fresh Start
Funded Feb 12, 2019I would like to once again say thank you for your generous donations and for kickstarting our new Modern Band Program with new Electric Basses and a New Drum Set! As you may know, our music program has taken a completely new direction as a Modern Band program. We were fortunate enough to already have classical guitars here for a majority of the students to use, along with small keyboards. But with the rapid growth and interest in our program, the demand for other instruments (drum set, electric guitar, bass, percussion, etc) have become higher while our supply remained low. With the start of supplying new instruments, we are getting one step closer to having our classrooms supplied with enough instruments for every class to use successfully!
The instruments arrived a few weeks after this project was funded. The electric basses were the first to be grabbed by our student bass players, as this meant that every bassist could finally practice on a bass and not just a guitar. The drum set was then assembled by several students who volunteered their time to help and test it out. Now, the instruments are in performance condition and have already been used in our Black History Month assembly and during our in-class performance projects!
The students are reaping the benefits of having accessible instruments in the classroom, and their progress has accelerated since the completion of this project. They can't thank you enough, and neither can I! You are all a part of this musical journey and we hope that you continue to support us as we thrive to be the best program we can be! Thank you so much for everything you have done for my students and our program!”
With gratitude,
Mr. Tate