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Mrs. Meza from Tucson, AZ is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Elementary Mariachi Program

My students need violin and guitar strings, rosin, guitar straps, and guitar picks.

  • $377 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

This year my colleagues and I decided to start a mariachi music program. Mariachi is a type of music genre from Mexico. We want to teach our students the heritage of Mexico through music and teach them the fundamentals and techniques of theory and playing.

We originally decided to accept 32 committed 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to learn violin, guitar, and trumpet, but after we held an informative assembly about our program, we had over 50 applications.

We accepted all of them!

Between four mariachi instructors, we have taken on this role of music instructors. We have enough instruments for all our students, but we need the resources to sustain our program.

My Project

This year, our elementary school is starting our first mariachi music program. Students in 4th and 5th grade receive orchestra and band during the school day. My colleagues and I wanted to bring the Mexican culture to our students by providing them with the opportunity to play mariachi music.

Originally we decided to accept 32 students to play violins and guitars to start our program.

Since then, we have accepted over 50 students, after an overwhelming amount of interested students.

We are using school instruments, but need to maintain them by replacing broken strings and provided the proper supplies for playing correctly. The items we are requesting are guitar and violin strings. Rosin for the violin bows. Guitar straps for the guitars and guitar picks.

Any donation is greatly appreciated. We are so excited to start this program and teach these students the fundamentals of music and music theory.

Mrs. Meza Vesey Elementary 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.

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Recital II Violin String set • Woodwind and Brasswind $8.99 15 $134.85
Ukulele Strap • Woodwind and Brasswind $2.95 20 $59.00
M175 80/20 Bronze Custom Light Acoustic Guitar Strings • Woodwind and Brasswind $4.29 10 $42.90
Pocket Rosin • Woodwind and Brasswind $1.99 12 $23.88
351 Premium Celluloid Guitar Picks (12-Pack) • Woodwind and Brasswind $2.99 2 $5.98

Materials cost

$266.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$319.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.41

Total project goal

$376.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.08

7 Donors

-$366.32

Donations toward project cost

-$319.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.76

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