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

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Keyboard Section for Grade 2 Music Classroom

My students need 10 keyboards, 10 headphones for the keyboards, and batteries.

  • $844 goal

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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 Students

I take a multi-modal, student-centered, and interdisciplinary approach to music education. Every lesson has students working on a targeted music skill that is approached through singing, dancing, and playing instruments, in small group and whole group settings.

Our school is a Title I school, which serves a predominantly immigrant community.

Close to 30% of our students are English Language Learners, and need a multimodal approach to learning. Music taps into their rich cultural assets, providing a bridge between their many ways of knowing, and the rigors of school curriculum. I currently teach 20 classes of approximately 600 students, in grades 1, 2, 3, and 4.

My Project

These 10 instruments will allow students to learn the basics of playing the keyboard, including reading treble and bass clef, and using their left and right hands. In addition, the ten keyboards will enable our class to have a keyboard section, which will accompany the recorder and non-pitched percussion section. Finally, the keyboards will also be used during independent work time, to create student compositions. These compositions will go through a writing cycle process, as students engage in drafting, rehearsing, and performing their final composition.

These mini keyboards will allow for a hands on approach to learning music, as they learn to play a variety of instruments.

It will also promote group work, through the addition of a keyboard section, which demands that students work together to play in unison. It will strengthen student ear training skills. Finally, the keyboards will facilitate music composition, as students will be able to compose in an independent or partnership setting.

Ms. Ortega PS 14 Fairview Grades PreK-2

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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Corona, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

600 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SA-76 Keyboard • Woodwind and Brasswind $49.99 10 $499.90
10 Sony Headphones (BUY 9 GET 1 FREE) • Best Buy Education $134.90 1 $134.90
Duracell CopperTop AA Alkaline Batteries, 20/Pk • Staples Advantage $13.99 3 $41.97

Materials cost

$676.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$716.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.52

Total project goal

$843.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $843.44

11 Donors

-$425.00

Donations toward project cost

-$376.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$400.79

Match offers toward project cost

-$340.67

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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