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Mr. Tilden from New York, NY is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music to Our Ears: Not Your Everyday Recorder!

Help me give my students 200 recorders, a first instrument and music to their ears!

  • $1,944 goal

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My Project

The sounds of singing ring through the hallways at school. However, something is missing, the addition of the recorder! Continuing in a tradition of last year, students learn how to play the recorder and not just any old song, but repertoire they are singing in class!

Last year, the 5th grade not only sang Blackbird by the Beatles, but they performed an instrumental version on their recorders.

For many students, the recorder is often a first instrument.

The recorder provides students with the opportunity to apply their music literacy skills with a love of performing. Imagine how excited they were when they learned and perfected all of the notes needed for the song, asked to take their recorders home to practice, and performed their song in unison as a group. It was music to everyone's ears!

Mr. Tilden PS 125 Ralph Bunche Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, 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

240 students impacted 15donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Yamaha YRS-24B Soprano Recorder With Baroque Fingering • Music & Arts $7.99 200 $1,598.00

Materials cost

$1,598.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,651.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$291.52

Total project goal

$1,943.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,943.49

12 Donors

-$1,650.04

Donations toward project cost

-$1,406.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$243.76

match offer

-$289.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$245.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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