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Mr. Frieson from Philadelphia, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make Some Noise!!!

Help me give my students bucket drums, drum sticks, and The Bucket Book: A Junkyard Percussion Manual with different rhythms for them to learn.

  • $256 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 Students

I have the pleasure of teaching at K-8 school in inner city Philadelphia. My students live in a low income area and face many challenges in their personal lives.

For me, music has always been an "escape" from life's challenges and I want to provide that same escape for my students in my classroom.

My hope is that bucket drumming, as well as other musical activities, will allow my students to experience a level of joy in their lives even when life can be difficult.

My Project

Playing and creating rhythms is a major part of my music class. Giving kids a safe and creative space to do so is important to their growth as young musicians/artists. In addition to providing opportunities for creativity, drumming has been shown to reduce stress and negative feelings in students.

These requested plastic buckets, drumsticks, and The Bucket Book: A Junkyard Percussion Manual will be used to teach the basics of drumming.

Students will also get to learn how to play as a band.

At the end of each week there will be a performance where students will have the opportunity to display what they have learned during the week. Leading up to the performance we will do lessons that support the rhythm and technique needed for the performance to be successful. Students will also have the opportunity to create and improvise their own rhythm.

My school's mission is to educate mentally, physically, and socially. With bucket drumming I can achieve just that while making music!

Mr. Frieson Luis Munoz - Marin School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Mr. Frieson

Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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

200 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Argee RG5500BK/10 Plastic Bucket, 5 gallon, Black, 10 Pack • Amazon Business $31.06 3 $93.18
On-Stage Wood Tip Maple Wood 5A Drumsticks 24-Pairs • Amazon Business $39.95 1 $39.95
The Bucket Book: A Junkyard Percussion Manual, Book & Data CD • Amazon Business $27.20 1 $27.20
On Stage 7A Maple Drum Sticks - (12 Pack) (Wood Tip, 12 Pak) • Amazon Business $23.95 1 $23.95

Materials cost

$184.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$217.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.30

Total project goal

$255.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$255.34

2 Donors

-$255.34

Donations toward project cost

-$217.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.30

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$0.00

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