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Mr. Alex from New York, NY is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Beat Connection

Help me give my students a keyboard and drum pads, a condensed sound microphone, an audio interface and monitors in order to produce their own music.

  • $881 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

Our students are almost all students of color, mostly immigrants or children of immigrants, and mostly English language-learners. Many of them are living without important members of their immediate families, separated by distance or time. Many of our students feel divided between the communities and languages of this country, and the communities and languages of their birth countries or the birth countries of their parents. They are wonderful young people whose connections to family, to culture and to home may have been disrupted or altered.

We want to help our students connect with each other, with us, and with themselves by offering a space where they can create and explore what is a profound love for most of them: music.

No matter where our students were born, they love music. Interacting with music is a way to feel heard, to feel represented, and to connect with history and culture.

My Project

Some of our students love music and dream of making their own, but do not have access to the right resources. Some of our students are separated from what they consider their primary cultures, countries, and in some cases their primary families. And, some of our students struggle to connect with the schoolwork, their fellow students and the school itself.

Creating a music production club is going to address all three of these individual and communal needs.

By providing a space for students to learn with tools like a keyboard, audio interface, and professional headphones and make the music they love, we value and strengthen connections between students, between students and the school, between students and their cultures, and the community as a whole.

Mr. Alex Manhattan Academy - Arts & Language Grades 9-12

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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.

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Nearly all 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AKAI Professional MPK Mini MK3 - 25 Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller With 8 Backlit Drum Pads, 8 Knobs and Music Production Software Included • Amazon Business $119.00 2 $238.00
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface, for the Guitarist, Vocalist, Podcaster or Producer — High-Fidelity, Studio Quality Recording, and All the Software You Need to Record • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
PreSonus Eris E3.5-3.5" Near Field Studio Monitor (Pair) • Amazon Business $99.95 1 $99.95
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor Headphone, Black, with Cutting Edge Engineering, 90 Degree Swiveling Earcups, Pro-grade Earpads/Headband, Detachable Cables Included • Amazon Business $99.00 1 $99.00
Audio-Technica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Studio XLR Microphone, Ideal for Project/Home Studio Applications • Amazon Business $99.00 1 $99.00
XANAD Hard Protective Case for Akai Professional MPK Mini MKII & MK3 & MPK Mini Play | 25-Key Ultra-Portable USB MIDI Drum Pad & Keyboard Controller • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Amazon Basics XLR Male to Female Microphone Cable - 6 Feet, Black • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79

Materials cost

$707.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$748.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$132.06

Total project goal

$880.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $880.39

2 Donors

-$880.39

Donations toward project cost

-$748.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.06

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