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Ms. Bags from Hayward, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Join the Band! Music-Making as Self-Expression

Help me give my students instruments for our new music program! This djembe drum and digital piano would allow students to form their own bands for music performance and songwriting.

  • $661 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

When asked what keeps them going through challenging times, many of my music students respond, "MUSIC!" Whether they are listening to uplifting melodies in a pair of headphones or working on their next solo songwriting project, my students share their love of music enthusiastically and joyfully.

This year, our music students will perform original and cover songs in our end of year Music Jam.

We are in need of hand drums and quality-sounding pianos to help our students musical creativity and expression come to life. With the gift of this djembe drum and digital piano, students will be able to collaborate and play together as they create music for this performance. The djembe drum is versatile and portable which will make set-up and playing a breeze! The digital piano is a full size keyboard which allows our students to rehearse bass lines and melodies with a partner.

Not only can students play these instruments during class rehearsals, they can use these high-quality instruments to perform for our audience this spring! These instruments would also last into future years of our music program, allowing even more students the gift of music making in community.

Ms. Bags
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Remo DJ-6112-32 Apex Djembe Drum - Green Kinte, 12" • Amazon Business $259.95 1 $259.95
Alesis Recital – 88 Key Digital Piano Keyboard with Semi Weighted Keys, 2x20W Speakers, 5 Voices, Split, Layer and Lesson Mode, FX and Piano Lessons • Amazon Business $219.99 1 $219.99

Materials cost

$479.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$561.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.01

Total project goal

$660.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $660.06

6 Donors

-$370.18

Donations toward project cost

-$322.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.28

match offer

-$280.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$238.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.70

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 $0.00

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