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Mrs. Burg from Gainesville, FL is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting the Rock Band Back Together!

My students need music instruments to unleash their creativity in an innovative Rock Band class!

  • $997 goal

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My Students

We have a "rock band" class offered at our school. Students are assigned to small groups, or bands. They choose a style of music to focus on, and they choose songs they are interested in playing. There is a great deal of students leadership that goes on in the class in order for all the individual bands to perform successfully.

Students helping other students learn music, it's so perfect!!!

Some students are come from affluent homes, but some need some help obtaining instruments to learn. This is how you can help!

My Project

We have a very unique class offered at our school "Instrumental Ensemble." Sounds fancy, but it's really just kids putting together their own bands and making their own music with teacher guidance of course! In this class they are learning to play music, "rock band style." They are arranging and writing songs, but one of my favorite parts is that they are learning to work together, doing a great amount of peer teaching and helping each other to be successful. As if playing music wasn't reward enough, the social elements the kids learn are life skills that they can take with them forever!

Learning to play music can be life changing for some students- that's why we need your help getting instruments into their hands.

Some kids are new to playing music and they need to have an outlet to get started. It's easy to get an instrument and some music lessons if you come from an affluent family, but not all my kids are that fortunate. That's why they need your help. The Bass guitar, bass amp, Cajon and ukulele will be used for students that do not have the means of getting their own instruments. The Bass guitar, bass amp, Cajon and ukulele will help get us started. Thanks so much for your help!

Mrs. Burg P.K. Yonge Development Research School Grades 9-12

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Gainesville, FL View local requests

More than a third 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

30 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SR300E 4-String Electric Bass • Woodwind and Brasswind $349.99 1 $349.99
Rare Earth Single-Coil Soundhole Guitar Pickup • Woodwind and Brasswind $129.95 2 $259.90
RUMBLE 25 1x8 25W Bass Combo Amp • Woodwind and Brasswind $99.99 1 $99.99
Makala Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $49.99 1 $49.99
MU40 Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $44.99 1 $44.99

Materials cost

$804.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$846.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.46

Total project goal

$996.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $996.39

7 Donors

-$824.33

Donations toward project cost

-$719.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$104.90

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

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 $0.00

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