Help the Glittizens from candyglam.com support schools across the USA by donating to one of the projects below. Our fundraising efforts were originally inspired by Adam Lambert, but help us continue to help schools get what they need! Any amount (no matter how small!) is welcome.
Thank-you so much for your generosity towards my students and my music program at my school. We are a low income school and the current unemployment rate has hit our students' families very hard. This trumpet will allow me to give the gift of music to one more needy student. The beginning band is always full of so much excitement and your donations will allow one more student to enjoy that experience.
Pedro is doing very well. He started in beginning band this September. He is already proving to be one of the better flautists in the beginning band, and practices at home constantly according to his parents. Thank-you so much for helping him have this opportunity.
Please continue to support this wonderful website in helping deliver needed resources to our countries schools. The donations from people like you have greatly impacted my teaching on a daily basis. My school cannot afford to give me a budget to supply instruments, music, or repairs. Everything I do is through fund-raising at my school, grants, and this wonderful website.”
I thank you deeply for your generous gift. We have started a new go- around of the Bad Bunnies and it is going fabulously! Your donation is helping me provide a one of a kind experience to the children of P.S. 126. The kids have an opportunity to express themselves and discuss Thier lives in a way that not usually be afforded them.
Also, in addition to using the guitar for the Bad Bunnies I have began giving introductory guitar lessons to the students in the morning before school. They are absolutely thrilled to be given a chance to explore the guitar and music in a way they are not accustomed to! ”
Thank you so much for your generous donation to our school. Currently, we are holding our first ever music course for 25 freshmen students! As a college preparatory school, there are very few courses that our students can take to enrich the academic education they receive. With your donation, we will be able to provide 25 students each year with ability to learn to read, play and love music. The students' reactions to the course have been amazing. They can not wait for Wednesdays (Music days) to come and many of the upperclassmen have expressed an interest in the class as well. We are hoping to expand the program in coming years to impact even more students. While music has been a tremendously successful class for all students, for one student in particular, it has had a tremendous impact. One of our freshmen students who is currently enrolled in the music program has had a difficult time transitioning into high school. He has had issues with behavior and his grades. Since he began the music class, he has stayed after school for both private piano lessons and for help bringing his grades to passing! It has truly been a pleasure to witness the students learning to play the piano and loving music!”
Music!! yeah music!!! We have music thanks to all these lovely people!! WOW!! The students were overjoyed to receive their new musical instruments! We are so happy to have instruments ! The children are now playing along with me while I play the guitar. This is a high poverty school , and at times their lives are very tragic with all they go through. I try and create a space for them that is safe and magical. I believe with these instruments you have given such joy to so many of my children. They ask for them every morning. Thank you again for giving such a wonderful gift to my students!!”
Thank you so much for your generous donations so we could purchase a drum for our classroom. The day it came, our custodian brought it in, and after I unpacked it, all the students wanted to play it! This drum is the perfect addition to our classroom; it has a great tone, and fills the musical space in our African and Latin ensembles with just the right amount of brilliance. Our water bottle drums cannot compare to the sound of this drum. It's perfect!
I was able to select three students in each class to play this drum for the first time today. The students I selected were chosen because they were showing excellent listening skills, and I told them this when we started the class. Everyone sat up straighter and worked harder at their other tasks, all for the chance to be the first to play. It was so hard to choose! I have never seen such an attentive class of middle school students. Even the students who often have difficulty focusing were putting forth extra effort to be chosen.
With your support, we are able to play more authentic music in our classroom. The ensembles finally sound "right" because we now have the right instrumentation. This means so much to my students, who often have to "make do" with materials that don't really fit what we are doing. The joy they show when they play is contagious, and carries over into their other classes. I truly appreciate your gift. Please know that we will play this drum for years to come.”
Thank you everyone for generously donating to our music classroom. The students in grades kindergarten through second grade have just finished a unit using the ukuleles to accompany their singing...and they LOVED IT! Each grade worked on the C chord and practiced different strumming patterns. I selected songs that could be easily accompanied with the C chord, and we were even able to do some seasonal songs! By the end of the month long unit, even the youngest children were able to play a C chord without my help.
What really made the unit enjoyable was watching how excited each student was to play the instruments, and how much they really took care of them. I reminded the students that these instruments were my 'babies' and that they had to be very careful with them. Nearly every student cradled their ukulele with care and was quick to point out when others may not have been so careful. The ukuleles soon became their babies, and they certainly had a hard time saying goodbye at the end of the unit. Have no fear though, they will be out again in the spring.
I cannot thank you enough for what you have given to my school and to our students. Now each and every student feels like a rock-star and they are learning at the same time! Please know that your donation is make a huge impact on our school. ”
Thank you so much for your donation to my school. As I am sure you know, it is extremely important to have music for students to play. The music will be used to teach the students theory. The students will also now get a chance to play different styles of music, as well as music from other parts of the world.
It is great to have music to loan out to the students. We have many families at my school who can not afford to rent an instrument or even by music for the students to play. Your gift allows us a chance to give out music to the students.
Thank you so much for your generous gift of Joia Tubes. The kids enjoy playing them and the instrument has added a unique sound to our classroom!
These instruments are adaptable for special needs children and I have already seen the benefits! The tubes can be taken apart so that many students can play at once, or the frame can be tilted to accommodate a wheelchair; which adds to the versatility of the instrument. They are safe, mobile, and the flexibility of use in lesson plans allows me to differentiate learning so all children can succeed.
Thank you for improving our classroom and making it easier to include all students in music class! We are excited to continue playing music and making joia(ful) noises!”
Wow thank you so much for supporting my project! With only a month a school down I can already see the impact the DVD's have made. They have been so inspiring to my students and really gives them an idea of what "live" performers do. We are starting a unit on all the families of instruments and I am so excited to have them watch REAL live performers play their instruments. Not just seeing a picture of an instrument and listening to a recording of someone playing it. They are really excited too! We will also be taking a journey through all of the genres of music throughout the year and I know that being able to see the style of music in front of them, that it will leave a lasting impact on them for years to come. Thank you again!!! We appreciate your support. Please keep in touch and check in to see if we have anymore classroom projects in need of support, You are the best!”
Thank you so much for the lighting supplies you have sent our children. When we started this program three years ago, we walked onto a completely empty stage - bare walls, no equipment, and few kids. With the help of the generous supporters of DonorsChoose, we have begun to build a department that includes more kids and creates quality performances.
We are in the process of installing the new lighting equipment and teaching our students how to use it. The new lighting will definitely improve our audience's experience as well!
Your donation helps the students see that they and our department are special and important. By giving them lighting equipment, these students don't just learn about the performing arts. They experience first hand how teamwork, motivation, and creativity impact their work and themselves. Thank you again for your donation!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Shariffskul
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