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Mrs. Stertzbach from Charlotte, NC is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pitches Sound Awesome

My students need a portable PA/Karaoke system.

  • $422 goal

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My Students

The students at my Title I school are eager kids who want to show the world their music abilities. They come to music class ready to dance, sing and learn whatever musical element I want them to know. The students at my school have not had the opportunity to listen to music from different genres and different areas of the world.

My students love music and love to share with me their favorite experiences in music.

I teach at a Title I school where all of the children receive free breakfast and free lunch. There are many students at my school who receive back packs of food to take home over the weekend and we also have a food pantry at our school to benefit our families once a month.

Even with all the challenges that the students experience, the students come to music class eager to learn.

My Project

The system that I am requesting is for our exploration of sound, vibrations and how different pitches are made. The students at my school are working hard at integrating their math, science and music skills to work on how sound is made and produced.

We plan on using this speaker system to feed into our recording system so we can utilize our technical skills in music and create different sound with the pitches we sing and/or play.

This system will give us the flexibility to adjust the pitches as we play and sing to create awesome music. We will also be able to take this system and plug it into a WAVE program and as the students sing and play they will see the vibrations and waves that their sounds are making. We will be able to compare and contrast those sounds and talk about what we see and hear.

My favorite thing about STEAM lessons is that the lessons I am creating in my classroom enhance not only their music skills but their scientific exploration skills as well as math and applied science skills. I mask the science and math lessons with learning music concepts and how they relate to other disciplines. I love when students get the connection between what I am teaching them in math and science with their music lessons.

Mrs. Stertzbach Highland Renaissance Academy Grades 3-5

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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Charlotte, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

514 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gigstar II Portable 100W 4-Channel PA/Karaoke System • Woodwind and Brasswind $299.99 1 $299.99

Materials cost

$299.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.16

Total project goal

$421.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.05

2 Donors

-$197.29

Donations toward project cost

-$190.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.09

match offer

-$197.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$167.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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