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Ms. Qavi from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Alluring Altos!

My students need 5 Alto Recorders and 5 Sopranino Recorders to help balance the sound in our music ensemble.

  • $185 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I work at a tiny reclaimed mortuary turned inner-city charter school nestled underneath a freeway bridge. We don't have a parking lot, a cafeteria, a library or many other resources that most American schools have, but we do have a staff full of energetic teachers willing to help our students learn.

My recorder ensemble consists of students in grades 2-8 that have an enthusiasm for learning music and the recorder.

We do not have an official school music program, but I teach my first graders how to play the recorder every year, and then hold recorder ensemble sessions for fun after school for those that want to continue with music. Some members have been playing for 5 years; others have just began learning how to play.

My Project

For years our adorable ensemble has consisted entirely of just soprano recorders. We have just recently received a donation of 3 tenor recorders, which has deepened our sound immensely, but we are missing the beautiful range between soprano and tenor. We need altos! Sopranino recorders would be a wonderful addition as well since many of our younger players (6 & 7 year olds) have tiny hands and cannot quite cover the holes on a tenor or alto.

My students do not come from families that are able to provide their children with private lessons.

Our school's budget doesn't include money to buy instruments or hire music instructors. By helping fund this project, you are giving children an opportunity to learn about music and play in a group.

Ms. Qavi Downtown Value School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Qavi

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
3-Piece Alto Recorder with Baroque Fingering • Woodwind & Brasswind $16.99 5 $84.95
Sopranino Recorder • Woodwind & Brasswind $4.99 5 $24.95

Materials cost

$109.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$156.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.64

Total project goal

$184.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$184.25

2 Donors

-$93.23

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.48

match offer

-$89.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.86

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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