My Students

Think of your favorite movie. Imagine the climatic scene in that movie. You see the sights and hear the sounds...you hear the swell of music. Now imagine that scene without the music. Without melody and without music, the world would be a flat place to live (pun intended)!

Our school is a K-6 elementary school located in a very poor rural area.

We have fewer than 200 students in our school. Nearly 75% of our student population receive free or reduced lunch and live in poverty and as a result there is not a lot of funding that comes our way. However, my students don't let their humble beginnings bring them down! They dream big and try their hardest and their enthusiasm for learning and for making music is an inspiration for EVERYONE who sees them at it. I learn something new from them every single day.

My Project

As of right now, we have no way for a larger group of students to play and compose melodies in our classroom. The only melodic instrument in my room is my old upright piano and for the purposes of preservation, I cannot let the students use it often. We need a way to play and compose melodies and harmonies. Making music, improvising, and creating music are an INTEGRAL part in their musical education. Having the boomwhackers and xylototes will allow my students to use their enthusiastic and creative minds to play music and create music that is all their own! It will also allow more than three students at a time an opportunity to use the melodic instruments. These instruments would be used all across our school from Kindergarten all the way up to sixth grade. They would be used in the classroom and in performances, so they would benefit the students AND the community.

Your donation to this project will help the enrich the lives and education of ALL of my 190 students and it will allow them to fully experience music and to express their creativity.

They will be better musicians, better students, and better people for having these materials and opportunities.