Past projects 13
Percussion Gear!
Funded Dec 3, 2024Thank you so much for supporting our music program at Slinger Middle School! Your generous donation allowed us to safely transport some of our expensive percussion equipment to our performing arts center off our concert! Having the proper cases for equipment helps preserve the life of our instruments so that we don't have to replace items as often. It also gives our percussion students a sense of pride to be able to manage their equipment in a professional way!
Your generosity and support is greatly appreciated! Thank you again for supporting music education!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.Curriculum Resources for 8th Grade Music Exploration!
Funded May 9, 2023Thank you for your generosity! Your donations supported the creation of an entirely new 8th grade general music curriculum at Slinger Middle School. We were able to purchase a number of high quality resources through Teachers Pay Teachers to support the learning of our 8th grade music students.
Our students will focus this year on digital music creation, relating music they know to music from other cultures, explore composition techniques, perform for one another on classroom instruments, and expand their knowledge and worldview through music.
Because of amazing supporters like you we can provide exceptional music education to our students! Thank you!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and 2 other donors.Band Room Organization!
Funded Feb 15, 2022Thank you so much for your generous donation to my band classroom! Having the materials to help keep everything organized is incredibly helpful when working to manage over 350 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade band students! The rolling cart is now stocked with commonly used supplies, our sign holder displays important notices right by the main door (like a reminder to spit out gum!) and the laminating sheets help preserve commonly needed materials! Since we can't use tape on the walls, a healthy stack of command strips help us hang important things in our space!
Thank you for supporting music education and helping us brighten up our space!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
Resources for Distance Learning in Band!
Funded Oct 12, 2020The resources provided through your generous donations allowed our Slinger Middle School band to be better connected to students who are home bound due to quarantine and COVID 19.
We were able to produce a concert recording with the students present in in-person school and share it with families and friends. Our students have been working so hard even through these challenging times to improve their musical skills and we are so proud to be able to offer them the opportunity to play together and connect to us from home when they cannot be in school!
Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
Fun New Music
Funded Mar 17, 2020Thank you so much for your kindness and support of our wonderful Slinger Middle School band students! We are always searching for fun and exciting music for our students that is engaging and also educational. Your generosity has provided some excellent music resources for our students in this crazy new pandemic learning environment! We look forward to performing this new music in whatever capacity we are able in the near future!
Thank you once again so much for your support!! We appreciate it very much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
Band Room Audio Recording
Funded Jan 23, 2020Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom! This project funded some basic audio recording equipment for us to use!
We like to give our students every opportunity possible to play and perform for audiences at different events. Sometimes, these events require an audio recording "audition" be submitted. With this nifty Zoom audio recorder, we can capture our band's sound in a high quality recording that is very easy to use and easy to share for such auditions. Even though we are in quarantine right now, we did have an opportunity to use this technology to record some pieces for submission to various performance venues in the future!
We are so excited that this will help make it easier for us to share what we do and keep us sounding great on high quality recordings!
Thank you so much for supporting our classroom!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
This classroom project was brought to life by Anonymous Arts Supporter and 3 other donors.Trumpet Mutes
Funded Jan 23, 2020We are so excited to have this wonderful class set of trumpet mutes to use in our middle school band program!! As our young musicians progress in their playing, we can offer them music that is more difficult and with that comes different expectations from composers regarding style and tone color. Trumpet mutes are an accessory that change the sound of the trumpets to a more muted affect that some composers call for in their pieces. While we do use them from time to time, it is an added expense for students to purchase their own that we do not wish to put on them at the middle school level. Your generous contribution has allowed us to supply our trumpet players with mutes as needed!
Thank you so much for your generosity!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
This classroom project was brought to life by Anonymous Arts Supporter and one other donor.Color Paper for Organization!
Funded Oct 31, 2019Thank you so much for your generous donations to my classroom! With 417 students enrolled in band in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, keeping them all organized can be a major task! When it comes to handouts, forms, and concert programs, having the ability to color code everything with beautiful color paper has been a major help! The students know what information pertains to their specific class and what forms need to get turned in. Thank you so much for supporting our band classroom and the wonderful middle school band students in Slinger!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
Clarinet and Saxophone Reeds!
Funded Aug 13, 2019Your donation has provided 6 boxes of reeds for our clarinet and alto saxophone students. As anyone who has ever been involved in music knows, it can become a very expensive art very quickly! We have been able to save our beginner students (who, as reed players and new learners, go through many reeds!) a bit of expense as they learn how to play their instruments! We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and support of our young musicians! Having quality materials is essential for any new learner!
THANK YOU!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 3 other donors.Music Classroom Resource Library
Funded May 15, 2019Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful contributions to my band program. These resources were a great help as we finished out the school year and began preparing for the upcoming year! With high quality resources, music students have an opportunity to feed their own curiosity and learn how to find answers to questions they may have. These resources helped to make our band room a more interactive academic space. My students and I will be forever grateful for the support we have received from wonderful donors like you!!
Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Merkel
This classroom project was brought to life by Yamaha Corporation of America and 3 other donors.