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Ms. Case from Mission Viejo, CA is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Drumming Up Musical Dreams

Help me give my students hand drums, congas, drum pads, and scarves for various learners K-6

  • 13 donors
  • $709 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Ms. Case has another project! Donate to Inclusive Music Makers: Accessible Instruments for All to help her classroom.

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Help Ms. Case

Ms. Case has another project! Donate to Inclusive Music Makers: Accessible Instruments for All to help her classroom.

$1,108 - complete this project and be a hero

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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 Project

"Conga over" to our music class! Steady beat, changing rhythms, solos, active listening, ensemble performances, musical interpretation, confidence, dexterity, sharing space and shining bravely, musical composition, community connections, cultural understandings, leadership, and responding to music are just some of the many many beneficial skills my students will be able to learn with these new essential classroom materials in our classroom. Your donation is a great "cymbal" of your understanding of music's function in the lives of public school students across the country, no matter who they are.

Always drumming to their own beat, students will truly see themselves, their school, and their community as an irreplaceable part of the Music world as their sounds resonate from their new instruments.

Too often, my students are passed over for opportunities simply because of the school they come from. They are often shy, defensive, and disinvested in their schooling. I wish I could tell them, "Guess what? I gotta fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell" and they could magical grow the confidence and self-worth that they deserve so deeply. Through Music though, students can come out of their shells. And with the help of real instruments, students feel that they are invested in, the school is invested in, and education (especially music education) is invested in. After all, "life without rhythm would be offbeat".

Ms. Case Del Cerro Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Ms. Case

Mission Viejo, CA View local requests

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

400 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Remo Fiberskyn Frame Drum Walnut 2x10 • Music & Arts $21.95 10 $219.50
Evans RealFeel 2-Sided Speed and Workout Drum Pad Gray 6 in. • Music & Arts $21.99 6 $131.94
Rhythm Band Music Small Conga Hand Drum - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler - Durability • School Specialty $121.12 1 $121.12
Drum Dream Girl How One Girls Courage Changed Music (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 1 $22.00
AIVIAI Juggling Scarves for Kids Play 24 Pcs Dance Music Scarfs Colorful Silk Actives Scarves Rhythm Band Scarves for Toddlers Children Movement(6 Colors) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98

Materials cost

$506.54

Vendor shipping charges

$12.11

Sales tax

$46.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$602.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.34

Total project goal

$708.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$708.94

11 Donors

-$428.91

Donations toward project cost

-$368.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.99

Matching donations from our partners

-$274.92

Match offers toward project cost

-$233.68

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.11

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$0.00

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