Music Lessons

Group and private music lessons (depending on your child's grade) are offered through our music department. For your convenience, if your child's class schedule allows, private lessons are available during the school day.

* Preschool - Third Grade: We offer private instruction on piano, violin and cello. The Suzuki Method is also offered as a choice for young beginners in piano, violin and cello. Distinctive features of Suzuki study include: daily listening to the music to be learned; parental attendance at all lessons and supervision of all practice; learning through imitation without note reading in the first stages of study; playing from memory; constant repetition and review; and using the Suzuki repertoire in order. A music reading text is later added to the study program of Suzuki method students

* Fourth & Fifth Grade: Group lessons (no extra fee) and private lessons are offered on orchestral instruments. Students may study violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, baritone, French horn and drums. Private lessons are also available on piano, voice and guitar.

* Sixth-Twelfth Grade: Beginning in sixth grade there are no group lessons, however private lessons continue to be available through twelfth grade on the instruments listed above as well as voice and guitar. Fees for half-hour private lessons are approximately $18-$23. The private teacher makes scheduling and financial arrangements with individual students and their parents.