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Mr. Linley from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music for the Little Ones

My students need a variety of musical instruments and accessories to learn about the elements of music.

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My Students

It is always a great pleasure for me to see students engaged in lessons that have real meaning for them. Give the gift of music!

I am a first grade teacher in Los Angeles.

Approximately 60 percent of the students at our school are African American, about 30 percent are Latino, and the remaining 10 percent are a mix of Pakistani, Ethiopian, Anglo American and others. I always have many talented children in my classes, and I am always looking to expand the educational program I deliver. The music program my school district provides is good in many ways but is infrequent and, generally speaking, does not put musical instruments into students' hands.

My Project

One of my duties as a teacher, I feel, is to provide my students with a foundation in music. I teach basic rhythms and students learn songs and sing along with their guitar-playing teacher. Unfortunately, we lack musical instruments. We do have rhythm sticks and of course children can use their hands to tap rhythms, but I would love to provide my students with real instruments, such as drums, mallets, chimes, cymbals, bells, and a Glockenspiel. Students will use their instruments to learn rhythmic patterns and to create music of their own. This year I will also teach basic drum notation.

In my classroom, music is used as an extension of lessons in other areas of the curriculum, such as literacy and mathematics, as well as taught as a curricular area in its own right.

The supplies that you provide will form an important part of the excellent primary curriculum that I strive to deliver. Rest assured: your donation will make a real difference.

Mr. Linley Crescent Heights SJ Magnet School Grades PreK-2

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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More than three‑quarters 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

24 students impacted 22donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kid's Percussion Rain Forest Gathering Drum • Woodwind & Brasswind $59.99 1 $59.99
Rhythm Club Tambourine with 4 Sets of Jingles • Woodwind & Brasswind $14.69 2 $29.38
C Major Diatonic Scale Set (Upper Octave) Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes • Woodwind & Brasswind $17.99 1 $17.99
Primary Boomwhackers Book/CD • Woodwind & Brasswind $12.99 1 $12.99
USB-1C USB Condenser Microphone • Woodwind & Brasswind $89.99 1 $89.99
Glockenspiels • Woodwind & Brasswind $64.99 1 $64.99
Orff Mallets • Woodwind & Brasswind $9.99 2 $19.98
SE753 Sand Blocks with Large Knobs • Woodwind & Brasswind $5.99 2 $11.98
Cabasa • Woodwind & Brasswind $19.99 1 $19.99
Jingle Tap • Woodwind & Brasswind $1.99 2 $3.98
Wood Blocks • Woodwind & Brasswind $15.50 1 $15.50
Hand Drum with Beater • Woodwind & Brasswind $14.99 1 $14.99
Kids Percussion Rain Forest Hand Drums • Woodwind & Brasswind $17.99 1 $17.99
Kids Percussion Rain Forest Hand Drums • Woodwind & Brasswind $19.99 1 $19.99
Kids Percussion Rain Forest Hand Drums • Woodwind & Brasswind $23.99 1 $23.99
LPA210 Small Woodblock • Woodwind & Brasswind $10.99 1 $10.99
Handle Castanet • Woodwind & Brasswind $2.70 1 $2.70
RB1030 Deluxe Junior Snare Drum Outfit • Woodwind & Brasswind $49.99 1 $49.99
SE732S 7 Inch Cymbal with Knob and Mallet • Woodwind & Brasswind $8.89 2 $17.78
Rosewood Claves • Woodwind & Brasswind $16.90 1 $16.90
Chromatic Add-On Handbells • Woodwind & Brasswind $29.99 1 $29.99
Kids Hand Drum Mallet, 8" Handle • Woodwind & Brasswind $3.49 5 $17.45
Grabber Drumsticks • Woodwind & Brasswind $4.99 3 $14.97
Chalkboard Staff Liner • Woodwind & Brasswind $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$587.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$685.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.89

Total project goal

$805.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $805.93

14 Donors

-$798.89

Donations toward project cost

-$685.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.04

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