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 and violin. 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.
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 $16-$21. The private teacher makes scheduling and financial arrangements with individual students and their parents.

Group Music Activities

The following musical groups meet regularly to learn ensemble music and to prepare for performances at school functions. Students enroll in these groups when they register for classes. Contact the appropriate Music Director at School if you need more information.

Upper School Ensemble, David Pedrick, Director
Middle School Ensemble, Kim Lansinger, Director
Lower School Ensemble, Kathy Horein, Director

Upper School Chorus
Middle School Chorus
Fifth Grade Chorus
Kim Lansinger, Director

Students who take lessons on orchestral instruments at LCDS or elsewhere are strongly encouraged to join the ensembles. Choruses are open to all students in appropriate grade levels.

Recitals

Students studying an instrument will be given an opportunity to perform at recitals during the school year. There will be recitals during the week of February 26th and the weeks of May 14th and 21st.

Music Activity Fee

There is an annual activity fee of $5 for each student enrolled in lessons. This fee helps defray the cost of recitals, repertoire classes, and other expenses of the program. Please pay this fee to your teacher at the first lesson. Make the check payable to your teacher.

Instruments

Students must have an instrument available for daily practice at home. Students may rent orchestral instruments from local music stores. Information on rental programs will be given to students at the beginning of the school year.

If you have a musical instrument that is no longer being used, please consider donating it to the school program.

Parents Music Committee

Parents who are interested in furthering the goals of the music program are invited to join the Music Committee. Please contact chairperson Nadine Luckey for more information.

Music Faculty

Jennifer Bostock
Clarinet & Saxophone
Grades 4 & up
M.M., State University of New York

Amy Burkholder
Violin & Viola
Ages 4 & up
B.M., Ithaca College of Music

Anne Floyd
Cello
Grades 4 &up
B.S. Millersville University

Paul Gallello
Percussion
Grades 4 & up
B.S., Millersville University

Cheryl Gingerich
Piano
Ages 4 & up
B.S., Gettysburg College
M.M., University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

John Hess
Trumpet, Trombone, & Baritone
Grades 4 & up
B.S., Lebanon Valley College

Mary Kreider
Piano
Ages 4 & up
B.M., Susquehanna University

Linda Krick
Piano
Ages 4 & up
B.A., Moravian College

Myrna Miller-Eitzen
Piano
Ages 4 & up
B.A., Goshen College
M.A., University of Houston

Darlene Olivio
Flute
Grades 4 & up
B.S., Millersville University

David Pedrick
Guitar
Grades 4 & up
B.S., West Chester University

Dina Slechta
Cello (Suzuki and traditional)
Ages 5 and up
B.S. Lebanon Valley College

Dorothy J. Smith
Piano
Ages 4 & up
B.S., Millersville University

Cheryl Staherski
French Horn
Grades 4 & up
B.S., Millersville University