Most instruments will need to be provided by the family of the student. After selecting several choices of instruments, we hope that you and your child will be able to peruse the PM Elementary Instrumental Music Blog, learn about instruments, and make an instrument selection by September. We do recommend renting instruments from a local music store before you purchase. The students will start with lessons after September 11. Online registration forms will be open August 1-31. Please submit that form, purchase the required book, and get sized for string instruments, if that is your selection, and finally secure an instrument.
These are the instruments that we offer instruction for:
Woodwinds Flute
Clarinet (reed) Saxophone (reed)
Percussion *Xylophone/Mallets
Brass
Trumpet
*French Horn *Trombone (slide) *Baritone
Strings Violin Viola ‘Cello *Bass
Snare Drum Pad (very few will be started)
Instruments marked with * might be able to be rented from the school district $35/year. This is based upon availability.
If your child is interested in studying an instrument, please encourage him/her to listen for the instrument and discuss what they like about it when the radio is playing. Additionally, we recommend having more choices of possible instruments in the event that one is too small or is not physically suited for the first choice instrument. Ms. Almoney, Ms. Brennan, Mrs. Brubaker, Mr. Dutton, or Mrs. Hamer will certainly try to help make choices based upon physical assets. Have a great summer and we will see you in August!