Past projects 2
All About that Bass... and Drums!
Funded Oct 6, 2017Thank you so much for the impact you have had on my class. Your donation to our DonorsChoose project "All about that Bass" has resulted in an exciting, fun-filled learning experience for my students. The kids reacted with so much excitement when we received the instruments. Every student is experiencing learning the bass guitar, drum set, and Cajon. They love coming to class!
I have taken our experience together a step further by asking older students in our district to mentor the younger students in my class. This idea really took off and was a benefit to all the students involved. The older students were honored to contribute and took pride in their connection with the younger students. My students were thrilled to have the older students work with them on their new instruments to learn more. They sincerely looked up to the older kids and really enjoyed the experience. I was awestruck with the results.
My students and I are sincerely grateful for this opportunity and want to whole-heartedly thank you for the difference you have made in the lives of these students!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Burnett
Make Them Rock Stars!
Funded Dec 28, 2016Thank you so much for contributing to our Make Them Rock Stars project! I wish I captured the look on the kids faces when they first saw the electric guitars. They were so excited and could not wait to play them. Their first experience playing the electric guitars was one to remember. They are always eager to learn and when they are not making cool "rocker" faces, they are smiling!
One of our first songs together with the electric guitars was "Smoke on the Water". We have added on a piano, a keyboard and some acoustic guitars so the class could play as an ensemble.
They had so much fun and look forward to learning more.
Our future wish is to try to work toward getting a bass guitar and a drum set to really get this band rockin'! The adventure has just begun. Thanks again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Burnett
This classroom project was brought to life by Yamaha Corporation of America – Band & Orchestral and 7 other donors.