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Mr. Schweizer from Anchorage, AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guitar and Ukulele Books for Alaskan Kids

Help me give my students books to learn to play guitar and ukulele!

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My Students

The guitar and ukulele programs I teach are unique. We offer kids a chance to develop skills in beginning programs and then develop them later in intermediate and advanced classes. We are a Title I school recently deemed the most diverse school in the nation. And the diversity in our school is exemplified by kids from all cultures embracing the guitar and ukulele.

There's something about playing ukulele and guitar that brings kids together.

I love seeing them get up on stage for the first time and play for their friends and family. Even students in beginning classes are able to take part in performances throughout the year. But many choose to stay with the program and refine their techniques in performing ensembles. Our Advanced Guitar class performs at the Anchorage Folk Festival. And the Advanced Ukulele Ensemble has traveled to Hawaii several times to play at the Waikoloa Ukulele Festival.

My Project

These method books will be used daily in class to teach kids the fundamentals of playing their instrument. Our guitar and ukulele programs fill the gap that Band/Choir/Orchestra classes leave of kids who love music, but still feel like outsiders when it comes to playing it in school. Kids who gravitate toward guitar/ukulele in high school often have no experience with playing music while they were in earlier grades. These are typically the kids who didn't take any music classes in Middle School.

So it’s important give them curriculum that both challenges their skills and also explains the basics of music theory.

In a classroom setting, these books help guide kids through starting to read notes and tablature as well as teach basic playing techniques.

Mr. Schweizer Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School Grades 9-12

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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ukulele Aerobics: For All Levels, from Beginner to Advanced • Amazon Business $17.70 10 $177.00
Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 2 • Amazon Business $6.99 25 $174.75
Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 1 • Amazon Business $6.99 25 $174.75
Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 1: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction, Book & DVD • Amazon Business $12.99 10 $129.90
Sound Innovations for Guitar, Bk 2: A Revolutionary Method for Individual or Class Instruction, Book & DVD • Amazon Business $12.34 10 $123.40
Baritone Ukulele Aerobics: For All Levels: From Beginner to Advanced • Amazon Business $12.23 1 $12.23

Materials cost

$792.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.26

Total project goal

$995.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.05

3 Donors

-$995.05

Donations toward project cost

-$845.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.26

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