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Music Can Improve Your Mental Health

Help me give my students an HP laptop and instrumental pieces for music Mental Health Awareness.

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What a better way to teach or have a some kind of understanding about Mental Health than through Music. Research suggests that listening to music may lessen the impact of depression and anxiety. A study found that students who listened to classical music every day for two months had significantly lower levels of anxiety.

Music can make it easier to talk about what’s bothering you.

The instrument pieces will be used for students to play music and relax. For example If you don’t have the words to explain what you’re going through, or if you don’t feel comfortable talking about it, song lyrics provide another way to express themselves. The laptop will be used for the students to find lyrics that will allow my students to better understand their own situations through someone else’s perspective.

Making music through singing or playing an instrument in school, in a band, or with friends — can connect you with a community of people who share a common interest. And even if you don’t play or sing, you can also find people who share your love for a particular band or type of music. Feeling a sense of belonging to something larger than yourself is a proven way to improve mental health.

Mr. Barry Miami Edison Senior High School Grades 9-12

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Miami, FL 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

HBCU Alum 200 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 14" Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Celeron, 4GB Memory, 64 GB eMMC, Windows 10, Indigo Blue (47X80UA#ABA) • Quill.com $239.99 1 $239.99
Rico Tenor Saxophone Reeds, Box of 10 Strength 3.5 • Music & Arts $37.99 1 $37.99
Rico Graftonite Clarinet Mouthpiece B7 • Music & Arts $20.99 1 $20.99
W21XE - Standard of Excellence Book 1 - Alto Saxophone • Amazon Business $7.95 2 $15.90
KJOS Standard Of Excellence Book 1 Tenor Sax • Music & Arts $8.50 1 $8.50

Materials cost

$323.37

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$358.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.22

Total project goal

$421.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.44

1 Donor

-$421.44

Donations toward project cost

-$358.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.22

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