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Ms. Payne from Cohoes, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help My Students Sing To Live Acoustic Guitar Music!!!

My students need an acoustic guitar to sing along with during music class.

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My Students

Please help my students be the "stars" of the classroom by singing with live guitar music!

My students attend 3 elementary schools in a high poverty, inner city school district.

I have the honor of working with approximately 500 students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. My students are a wonderful group of children that are eager to experience every facet of music possible!

My Project

My students would be ecstatic to have the opportunity to sing with real guitar music! With the increasing drive of technology and emphasis on ipods instead of concerts, many children have never experienced the joy of live music. If I were able to play a guitar during music class instead of CD recordings, my students would have a much more authentic musical experience. Since I teach music students three different buildings, portability of learning materials is crucial. Due to my district's limited teaching space, many of my classes are taught in non-music classrooms (such as the art room, outside, in the general classroom, etc...) An acoustic guitar would be a perfect solution for the varying environments of my music classes. By supporting this project you would be giving my students the opportunity to feel like true musical stars singing along with a guitar. This excitement will instill within them a lifelong love of music!

I cannot express in words how much my students and I would appreciate your help!

Singing with a guitar is an amazing experience that my students will be able to carry with them throughout their lifetime! Many studies prove that students with a quality music education do better in all facets of their academic career. Please give my elementary music students the spark that will instill a life-long love of music!

Ms. Payne Van Schaick Grade School Grades PreK-2

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Cohoes, NY View local requests

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

500 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FG730S Solid Top Acoustic Guitar • Woodwind & Brasswind $299.99 1 $299.99

Materials cost

$299.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$339.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.73

Total project goal

$390.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $390.22

11 Donors

-$390.22

Donations toward project cost

-$339.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.73

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 $0.00

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