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Mr. Liotta from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mouthpieces and Reeds and Cork Grease, Oh My!

My students need reeds, mouthpieces, cork grease and valve oil to play the musical instruments in our beginning concert band.

  • $1,117 goal

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My Students

Vibrate! In order to make sounds on musical instruments, you need to have mouthpieces and reeds to create vibrations. Without these mouthpieces and reeds....no vibrations and no sounds.

The students in our inner city public elementary school are wonderful children who look forward to come to school every day.

Many of our children want to learn how to play musical instruments to better themselves and give themselves more options in choosing which Junior High school they can attend. Many of our students get accepted into the Gifted and Talented Junior High School for Instrumental Music.

My Project

My students need reeds, mouthpieces, cork grease and valve oil. The items that I am requesting are most important for our children to learn how to produce sound on their musical instruments. Without the mouthpieces and reeds, the children cannot play their instruments at all. They will be able to learn how to read music, know which fingers to use to create different notes, and listen to others around them.

There are a multitude of studies that show a correlation between students that learn musical instruments and higher test scores and all around higher level thinking.

We even have had a number of U.S. Presidents who have played musical instruments. I want to give the students of my school the opportunity to become a future President of the U.S.A.

Mr. Liotta PS 312 Bergen Beach Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

75 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bass Clarinet Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $21.49 1 $21.49
Bass Clarinet Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $21.49 1 $21.49
Bb Clarinet Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $28.49 1 $28.49
Bb Clarinet Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $28.49 1 $28.49
Bb Clarinet Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $12.49 1 $12.49
Alto Saxophone Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $42.99 1 $42.99
Alto Saxophone Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $42.99 1 $42.99
Tenor Saxophone Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $56.99 1 $56.99
Tenor Saxophone Reeds • Woodwind & Brasswind $23.49 1 $23.49
Goldentone Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece • Woodwind & Brasswind $16.99 12 $203.88
4C Bass Clarinet Mouthpiece • Woodwind & Brasswind $29.99 1 $29.99
Goldentone Saxophone Mouthpieces • Woodwind & Brasswind $17.49 4 $69.96
Goldentone Saxophone Mouthpieces • Woodwind & Brasswind $20.99 2 $41.98
2002 Series Trumpet Mouthpieces • Woodwind & Brasswind $21.99 5 $109.95
Trombone Mouthpiece • Woodwind & Brasswind $22.00 4 $88.00
Cork Grease • Woodwind & Brasswind $1.25 24 $30.00
Fast Valve, Slide and Key Oil • Woodwind & Brasswind $3.99 12 $47.88

Materials cost

$900.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$949.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$167.48

Total project goal

$1,116.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,116.54

7 Donors

-$1,076.54

Donations toward project cost

-$915.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$161.48

Matching donations from our partners

-$40.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

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 $0.00

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