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

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We Need Ukuleles and Guitars to Rock!

My students need six ukuleles and three guitars to start up our modern band program.

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My Students

Our school is located in lower east side, New York City, very close to Chinatown area. Being provided dual language program at school (English and Mandarin Chinese), our students come from different cultural and social-economic backgrounds, more than 60% of them are Asian-heritage learners. I feel impressed that it is natural for my students to appreciate music of different cultures, and many students listen to and also sing songs in Chinese.

Even though the majority of my students enjoy listening to music, they don't have the chance to make music due to the lack of instruments in the classroom.

Many students told me they really want to learn and play "modern band instruments," but I can't fulfill their needs because of insufficient budget.

My Project

We are lucky enough to participate in the "Little Kids Rock" program and have received some modern band instruments earlier this year, but we certainly need more ukuleles and guitars to make the modern band really happen! Right now we only have 6 ukuleles and 3 guitars in the classroom (we expect to receive another 2-3 guitars in the summer from "Little Kids Rock" program). It will make a huge difference if we can get more ukuleles and guitars, because the wait time will become much shorter, given the fact that the average class size is 25-30 students in the middle school classroom (11-13 classes of students will benefit by getting new instruments).

Music making is such a wonderful experience, and I sincerely hope all my middle school students are able to gain amazing experience by playing pop and folk songs in the classroom and performing on the stage in a modern band setting in the near future!

Ms. Huang PS 184M Shuang Wen Grades 6-8

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Satin Mahogany Soprano Ukulele • Woodwind and Brasswind $44.99 6 $269.94
RA-090 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar • Woodwind and Brasswind $69.99 3 $209.97
Soprano Ukulele Gig Bag • Woodwind and Brasswind $15.89 6 $95.34
Classical Guitar Gig Bag • Woodwind and Brasswind $19.99 3 $59.97

Materials cost

$635.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$674.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.07

Total project goal

$793.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $793.82

1 Donor

-$793.82

Donations toward project cost

-$674.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$119.07

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 $0.00

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