Oh yes - I won 2 dozen sopranos for our American Recorder Society =
chapter's
prize for Play-the-Recorder month! Sometimes the prizes are music or the=
larger
instruments. I charged the kids the same amount for the freebie sopranos=
(I do
offer scholarhsips if they can't afford one) and had enough to buy a =
tenor.
Best, Sue

>Also, don't ignore any educational foundations you might have. I got two
>tenors, three altos, a couple of sopraninos, and a bass from a grant I =
wrote
>to a local education foundation.
>
>Karen Stafford
>-----Original Message-----
>From: list@recorderclassroom.com [mailto:list@recorderclassroom.com] On
>Behalf Of Paul Jennings
>Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:41 PM
>To: Recorder_Classroom
>Subject: [RECL] Funding Your Consort
>
>>I've hooked up with the local Optimist Club and our American Recorder
>Society
>>chapter and they have been very generous in supporting my program (well=
I
>am a
>>member of both too). The parents pay for the recorders and music=20
>>and I get them
>>to pay the same amount if their kids stay on soprano or more if they =
move
>to
>>alto or tenor. That adds money to the pot for the larger=20
>>instruments and we now
>>have 2 tenors and a bass for the program. Anyway, check with your =
local
>clubs
>>that support youth programs: American Recorder Society, Optimist, =
Kiwanis,
>>Civitan and maybe more.
>>
>>Hope this helps!
>>Sue
>>------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Sue, I'm so glad that you bring this up. Recorder groups can make a=20
>lot of community friends, especially for special events and the=20
>holidays. Teachers shouldn't be afraid to let local community groups,=20
>malls, et al, that they are raising funds to purchase instruments. A=20
>couple hundred $ may seem like small stuff to the Rotary or Elks, but=20
>it will be great for your purchases.
>
>And while this may be a little counter to Plank Road's sales, let me=20
>say that for some things, eBay can be a good source. You have to hunt=20
>and read carefully, but occasionally you can find a good bargain=20
>there, especially on larger instruments that may have been hiding in=20
>the closet for years. But read carefully, look at the seller's=20
>ratings, and study the pictures for problems.
>
>Where there's a will, there's a way.
>
>Paul