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Mr. Erickson from Brigham City, UT is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Harmony Director and Instrument Stand for Mr. Erickson's Band Room

Help me give my students more engaging lessons with better pacing. The Yamaha Harmony Director and instrument stand will help me provide better instruction.

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My Students

My students are passionate about the performing arts, and they have used band create a community for themselves. They find joy in performing and creating music, and they love doing so with their friends. My students are determined to work hard and have fun with music, and they are developing true resilience as they are learning to use art to cope with the difficult emotions that are so present for today's students. My students haven't had a single year of band that wasn't affected by COVID. They had to continue to learn how to play their instruments while at home, and they have risen to the occasion. They are eager to grow and want to continue to learn how to enrich themselves and their community with art.

My Project

With the Yamaha Harmony Director, I will have a powerful teaching tool that will allow me to provide better instruction for my students with better pacing. I will be able to play pitches for my students, play along with my students, start a metronome, adjust the metronome for varied rhythmic subdivisions, all from the same spot in my classroom. The Harmony Director will also connect to my classroom's sound system, allowing for sound to be evenly projected to my students, something that is not currently possible with the piano I play in class. I will be able to provide better musical instruction for my students this way, as I reinforce essential concepts of beat and pitch.

Additionally, I often demonstrate different skills on different musical instruments, but I have no place to place those instruments while I teach.

Having an instrument stand will allow me to keep my instruments in one place that is accessible, again helping me deliver better paced instruction.

Students have found great joy and peace in music during the pandemic. Many students have expressed to me that music is one of main reasons they come to school. My students deserve the very best educational experience I can give them in my band classroom, and I am confident that both of these tools will help me provide more engaging lessons to my students that maximize every instructional minute.

Mr. Erickson Box Elder Middle School Grades 6-8

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Brigham City, UT View local requests 100 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HD-300 Harmony Director • Woodwind and Brasswind $699.99 1 $699.99
DS538B Multiple Woodwind Stand • Woodwind and Brasswind $96.99 1 $96.99
FosPower Audio Cable (15 FT), Stereo Audio 3.5mm Auxiliary Short Cord Male to Male Aux Cable for Car, Apple iPhone, iPod, iPad, Samsung Galaxy, HTC, LG, Google Pixel, Tablet & More • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$806.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$849.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.84

Total project goal

$998.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $998.91

1 Donor

-$998.91

Donations toward project cost

-$849.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.84

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 $0.00

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