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Ms. Brown from New York, NY is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Guitar Can Lead to a Lifetime of Music Making!

Help me give my students their own guitar method book so they can learn to read music, make chord shapes and play their favorite songs!

  • $429 goal

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My Students

The student body in this specialized high school for math, science and engineering is drawn from all five New York City boroughs and has been recognized by the New York Times as the most diverse with a population of 32% Asian, 24% white, 24% Hispanic and 18% African American. Their diversity and dedication to learning brings out the best! They they are incredibly kind to each other and respect and admire each other's differences.

The students in the Guitar Ensemble class have elected to be there and are motivated to learn all they can about the guitar and its music.

They range in ability from beginner to advanced and are eager to participate. They apply themselves enthusiastically to challenging material and are inquisitive. They are very musical and are excited to perform and learn to read music.

My Project

The Essential Elements for Guitar method book covers everything a guitar player needs to learn in order to play well. It covers note reading on all six strings and basic chord shapes used to play hundreds of songs. It has excellent graphics and pictures for student reference. The repertoire included covers a wide range of genres and can be used to program school performances. I have been using these books for years so I know that with these books and a guitar in hand students will be playing and developing confidence in a matter of hours!

By contributing to this project, you will help students for years to come learn how to read and perform music on the guitar because these resources will be part of the music library.

Please help the guitar students by giving them the best method book available for learning how to read music and perform songs so they can become confident musicians today!

Ms. Brown High School Math Science & Engineering at CCNY Grades 9-12

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Essential Elements for Guitar Book 1 (Book Only) • Woodwind and Brasswind $10.99 30 $329.70

Materials cost

$329.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.35

Total project goal

$429.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $429.00

6 Donors

-$399.60

Donations toward project cost

-$343.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.19

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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