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Mr. Berry from San Tan Vly., AZ is requesting musical instruments through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Saxophone Mouthpieces!

Help me give my students saxophones mouthpieces, drum sticks, and stands to bring our performance to the next level.

  • $599 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

The key to getting a great Big Band sound is a combination of the correct approach and appropriate equipment. We have been working on the former, and now we need your help with the latter.

Specialty mouthpieces are expensive and students should not be asked to supply their own.

Having a "library" of equipment (including drum sticks and instrument stands) for students to use helps keep costs down for individual families who have students in one of our bands.

Some lessons we'll be able to have thanks to this equipment are: developing a cleaner tone, jazz idiom and inflection, and working on dynamic range. This project benefits students through this expanded learning of jazz style.

Any help on this project is greatly appreciated. These mouthpieces will really help our Jazz Band take things to the next level.

Mr. Berry
Grades 9-12
  • J.O. Combs High School
  • San Tan Vly., AZ
    • 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

    This project will reach 72 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece • Woodwind and Brasswind $164.99 2 $329.98
American Custom SD1 General Drum Sticks • Woodwind and Brasswind $10.99 7 $76.93
Folding Alto or Tenor Saxophone Stand With Single Flute or Clarinet Peg • Woodwind and Brasswind $11.27 3 $33.81

Materials cost

$440.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$508.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.80

Total project goal

$598.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $598.64

1 Donor

-$598.64

Donations toward project cost

-$508.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.80

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 $0.00

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