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Mr. Phillip Williams from Memphis, TN is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Sweet Melodies

Help me give my students access to new ways to create musical art. This will help the students to find themselves in the music!

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My Students

This is my first year with this group of students. But what I love is that music and art drive them. Being a Social Emotional Learning school, they need creative outlets for communicating. They come from low-income homes and some struggle to communicate what they feel. That's what I want to help them do!

My Project

Music is a universal way to communicate to the world: what you feel, when you feel, and why you feel they way you feel. I want the students to have opportunity to unlock hidden talents they didn't know they have. Learning music theory as children will help them to understand rhythms and tempo in music, and strengthen their math skills as they learn what type of note is held for a certain amount of time. As they develop, they will learn to hold appropriately and strum these guitars to a tempo.

The students will learn the rhythms of life by using Latin drums, maracas, shakers, rhythm sticks to match the world around them, rather it be the heart beat visualized by the kick drum, or hand percussion to clap out simple/moderately complex rhythms.

The students will be able to actively engage in learning to listen for music in the world around them. My students don't have many opportunities to express themselves creatively. I want to give them a way to love music, and learn to create as a whole group

Mr. Phillip Williams Perea Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

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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Memphis, TN View local requests

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

235 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Starter Acoustic Guitar • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 9 $629.91
Elementary Latin Rhythm Set • Woodwind and Brasswind $83.99 1 $83.99
About Time! Book & CD • Woodwind and Brasswind $29.99 1 $29.99
Rhythm Sticks • Woodwind and Brasswind $1.39 10 $13.90
11446-1003 - RiteCo Construction Paper - Assorted Colors, 9" x 12", 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.19 10 $11.90
Music Theory Made Easy for Kids Level 2 Book • Woodwind and Brasswind $5.99 1 $5.99
Music Theory Made Easy for Kids Level 1 Book • Woodwind and Brasswind $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$781.67

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.06

Total project goal

$980.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $980.41

6 Donors

-$905.41

Donations toward project cost

-$769.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$135.81

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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