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Mr. Patterson from Portland, OR is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Percussion Flavor for the Music Room

My students need a wind gong, a chime tree, drum sticks, ukulele tuners, a flexatone, practice pads, dry erase sleeves and loom bands (for recorder karate).

  • $695 goal

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My Students

My students are curious, clever, and full of energy. As a K-8 Music teacher, I have the privilege to work with students as they grow from Kinder to at least 5th grade, with many of them electing to take band in 6th-8th and invest their time into the study of one instrument. Our music program is fairly new and we are situated in a low-income area, leaving us with some serious shortfalls in our instrument inventory. But my students make the most of what we have, singing, dancing, and playing music with enthusiasm.

My students deserve high-quality equipment and instruments.

In our district it is often up to parent groups to fill in budget gaps for these sorts of things, but in our community, that is not a realistic request. I am so excited to enrich their educational experience with new musical equipment.

My Project

Our middle school band has made do for the last few years without some of the percussion instruments bands typically have. We are missing the ominous gong splashes and ethereal chime sounds that are written in the music we play. Percussion helps add flavor to the sound of a band, and having more instruments will challenge our awesome percussionists to learn and play more parts. The other benefit is that these instruments (wind gong, a chime tree, drum sticks, ukulele tuners, a flexatone, practice pads, dry erase sleeves and loom bands) are interesting and exciting to the elementary school students as well, who will get to enjoy exploring the exciting, colorful range of sounds these new instruments can make.

Mr. Patterson Arleta Elementary School Grades 6-8

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Portland, OR 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

400 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WUHAN WU015-22 22-Inch Wind Gong • Amazon Business $162.95 1 $162.95
TreeWorks Chimes TRE35KIT Complete Chime Set with Holder and Bag, Made in the U.S.A. • Amazon Business $139.99 1 $139.99
Stagg GOS-0828 Adjustable Gong Stand • Amazon Business $56.23 1 $56.23
Latin Percussion LP1-5 Standard Flexatone • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
Remo RT-0008-00 8" Gray Tunable Practice Pad with Ambassador Coated Drumhead • Amazon Business $15.60 2 $31.20
Meinl Percussion SLB25 Sleigh Bells • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Mugig Clip-on Tuner for Guitar,Ukulele,Bass,Violin,Mandolin,Banjo,Chromatic Tuning,Large Clear Colorful LCD Display (38% Greater View),Calibrated Pitch,Battary Included, Auto Power Off • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96
Vic Firth American Classic 5A Drum Sticks • Amazon Business $6.78 4 $27.12
C-Line Neon Stitched Shop Ticket Holders, Assorted Neon Colors, 9 x 12 Inches, 10 per Pack (43920) • Amazon Business $12.40 2 $24.80
Rainbow Loom Rubber Bands 3000pcs with Crochet Hook and S_clips (Yellow) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Rainbow Loom Rubber Bands 3000pcs with Crochet Hook and S_clips (White) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$552.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$590.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.20

Total project goal

$694.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $694.65

2 Donors

-$592.85

Donations toward project cost

-$590.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.40

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$101.80

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 $0.00

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