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Mr. Baiocchi from Santa Cruz, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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HHS Musicians Deserve High-Quality Equipment!

Help me give my students the musical tools and equipment to help them sound their best and perform with confidence!

  • 17 donors
  • $546 still needed

expires Jan 05

  • 17 donors
  • $546 still needed
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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

My goals for this project are to provide our high school students with high quality, professional musical equipment that will improve their individual and collective sound. Once these improvements are made, I expect students will be inspired to work harder, feel more confident about their performances, and recognize the progress they’re making in their musical development.

My students are passionate about music and improving with their instrument; yet most of them have to rely upon school-provided instruments and equipment.

Therefore, it is important that I seek out ways to provide them with the best quality materials. Working with more professional quality equipment makes a difference to their sound and what they’re capable of achieving – but they don’t know that yet. This project will give them the opportunity to learn about the types of equipment that can affect their sounds and their performance. If they’re willing to put in the work on their instrument, they deserve to sound as good as possible, regardless of their ability to purchase the optimal equipment. The items I’ve requested for this project will advance the music program in that direction.

Specifically, I have requested reeds of different strengths and brands specific for jazz and concert music, which will contribute to a more traditional sound for those settings. All students currently play on beginner mouthpieces for brass and woodwind instruments – buying professional mouthpieces specific to jazz and concert music will allow their tones to flourish, resulting in a more cohesive and polished sound from our bands. Currently, some drum mallets are falling apart, which results in less reliable drum sounds – replacing these will revitalize our drum section. Finally, all band members need new music folders so every student can store their music securely, and we can present as a cohesive unit.

Mr. Baiocchi
Never Before Funded Never Before Funded Grades 9-12
  • Harbor High School
  • Santa Cruz, CA
    • 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

    This project will reach 80 students.

    17 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pro Tec F2BK Deluxe Sheet Music Folder,Black • Amazon Business $17.79 10 $177.90
Vandoren SM421 T15 V5 Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece • Amazon Business $170.00 1 $170.00
Meyer MR-404-5MM Rubber Tenor Sax Mouthpiece • Amazon Business $167.00 1 $167.00
Meyer MR-402-5MM Rubber Alto Sax Mouthpiece • Amazon Business $155.30 1 $155.30
Vandoren SM418 A17 V5 Series Alto Sax Mouthpiece • Amazon Business $154.00 1 $154.00
Bach Trumpet Mouthpiece 3C • Amazon Business $52.97 1 $52.97
Vandoren SR6125 Alto Sax V.12 Reeds Strength 2.5; Box of 10 • Amazon Business $41.00 1 $41.00
Vandoren SR613 Alto Sax V.12 Reeds Strength 3; Box of 10 • Amazon Business $41.00 1 $41.00
Vandoren CR1925 Bb Clarinet V.12 Reeds Strength 2.5; Box of 10 • Amazon Business $37.00 1 $37.00
Vandoren SR2625 Alto Sax JAVA Reeds Strength 2.5; Box of 10 • Amazon Business $34.00 1 $34.00
Vandoren SR263 Alto Sax JAVA Reeds Strength 3; Box of 10 • Amazon Business $34.00 1 $34.00
Vandoren SR623 Tenor Sax V.12 Reeds Strength 3; Box of 5, Black • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
Vandoren SR6225 Tenor Sax V.12 Reeds Strength 2.5; Box of 5 • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
PROMARK PST3 Medium/General Maple Timpani Mallet • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Vandoren SR2725 Tenor Sax JAVA Reeds Strength 2.5; Box of 5 • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
Vandoren SR273 Tenor Sax JAVA Reeds Strength 3; Box of 5 • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00

Materials cost

$1,207.16

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.75

Sales tax

 $110.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,376.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$242.91

Total project goal

$1,619.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,619.39

15 Donors

-$765.00

Donations toward project cost

-$657.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$107.25

match offer

-$300.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $545.56

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