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Ms. Garrett from Birmingham, AL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Music Tech Accessible to All Kids

My students need 4 Music Keyboards, which come with free headphones, to allow more kids to take Music Technology classes. The students are learning to read, write, compose and perform their own music!

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My Students

Our students are financially challenged. Our Music Technology program has been able to provide students with a way to learn instrumental music without having computers, Internet or keyboards at home. The students work-at-their-own pace and learn to enjoy music-making and creativity.

I currently teach 230 students per week, but will have to teach 350-500+ next year and will need resources to expand our small 8-station music lab into a full-size classroom.

The students are from a very low-income area in Alabama and attend a large elementary school. While other arts programs have been cut in our schools, this program has created a need for the students that has inspired their creative minds through music. The parents have been very appreciative of the idea of music technology and the fact that they do not have to purchase an instrument or supplies for the students to participate. Students love the class and many more have asked to join as spaces open. This class has been important for students with 'special needs,' also. These students, normally not able to handle band or other instruments, have been able to find success in exploring sounds and music through playing keyboards. The students in our school thrive on music-making and the joy that it brings them in life.

My Project

The music resources will be used to allow additional students to participate in the music technology program. They can do many things with the keyboards (and computers), such as learning to read, write, compose and perform music. Students will learn how to use the keyboards to input notes into the computer using notation software. They can even record their own Cd's. Some of the students' compositions will be posted on our school websites, along with videos created of music programs using the keyboards. The students learn to perform in ensembles and to expand their musical creativity as they grow each year. The program serves all students, regardless of abilities. It allows students to explore music in a non-threatening, fun way and encourages them towards a life-long interest in music.

Donations will help expand our small music lab, currently serving 230 students per week (8 at a time), to 350-500+ students per week as we move into a larger room soon.

It is important to give as many of our students as possible a chance to participate in learning instrumental music without any barriers financially. It is also important that we have enough resources for the students so that the program will work well in a larger-group setting. Students' excitement for music tech is contagious!

Ms. Garrett Central Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Birmingham, AL 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

250 students impacted 30donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PSR E333 61-Key Mid-Level Portable Keyboard • Woodwind & Brasswind $159.99 4 $639.96
G40DX Headphones • Woodwind & Brasswind $0.00 4 $0.00
Survival Kit B2 for PSRE223, PSRE323, PSRE413, EZ200, EZAG, and DD45 • Woodwind & Brasswind $34.99 4 $139.96

Materials cost

$779.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $63.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$890.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.09

Total project goal

$1,047.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,047.27

21 Donors

-$972.27

Donations toward project cost

-$826.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$145.84

Matching donations from our partners

-$75.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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 $0.00

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