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nafmeadminI have to write a grant that is due in 15 days. I would love to spent the money on a classroom set of guitars, but I don’t know where to start looking to price things out. Any advice?
nafmeadminAre there any music stores in your area? Contact them and tell them what you need. They will want to make a sale. Have an instrument make and model in mind. A Yamaha C-40 is an example of a good student guitar. http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/cl-guitars/c/c40/?mode=model There are a number of on-line places to purchase guitars but please support your local “brick and mortar” store.
The on-line sites are good examples of where you can get prices but remember “shipping and handling”, servicing of the instruments, these are things that your local store can address.
nafmeadminI have several Alvarez RC-16 guitars in my Atlanta classroom. They are solid and have a pretty good tone. About $150 a piece. I had them special ordered from a Sam Ash music store. I would definitely recommend them.
nafmeadminThanks for the advice. Another question… this grant is roughly $1,000. I have classes of 20-30. If I get 10 guitars (which I think might be tough for the amount of money I have to spend) that would be 1 per 3 kids. Is that okay, or would I be better off going another direction with this grant?
nafmeadminI think that 10 guitars for a class of 30 would be very difficult….
nafmeadminPossibly you could get some matching funds from your school system? Here are some other grant possibilities:
http://www.donorschoose.org/
http://www.mhopus.org/Apply
http://www.fendermusicfoundation.org/grants/
http://www.vh1savethemusic.com/node/39
http://www.grammy.org/grammy-foundation/grants
nafmeadminDon’t settle for quantity over quality. It will cause you more headaches then it’s worth.
Also try reaching out to your community. There may be many musicians/families that would be willing to donate instruments for the tax write off.
nafmeadminThere are many people who have an old guitar in a closet somewhere that would be thrilled to know it was getting better use by a young person wanting to play. Perhaps contact your local paper and let them know what you’re trying to do – many will be happy to represent your cause in their pages.
nafmeadminBesides the obvious reasons for supporting stores in your community, there are some very practical reasons that you may not know about. Most music stores ”set up” your guitar before they send it home with you. That is to say that they adjust the tension rod, check the action, fix any potentially buzzing frets, etc. If it’s a lemon, they send it back. While this is easy for them, it is generally a pain for you and I. Most internet stores don’t offer these types of services. You will receive your guitar as it came from the factory and it may or may not be ready to play.
nafmeadminThe Yamaha c40 is a great student guitar.
Most everything by Cordoba is worth a look as well. C5 and C7 guitars sound very good for the money and generally hold up quite well.
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
Johnson received a university teaching award – the Ned N. Fleming Award for Excellence in Teaching and received the recognition for Graduate Teaching Achievement from the Center for Teaching Excellence. Johnson was also awarded a lecturing & research award as a J. William Fulbright Scholar and recently received the Ella Scoble Opperman Citation for Distinguished Achievement from the Florida State University College of Music.
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