This requires at least one early morning lesson a week as well as instrument rental. Information will be sent home in the fall. Fourth graders may also begin a stringed instrument, or continue with an instrument they began working with in third grade. There is one early morning orchestra meeting a week and one lesson during the school day. Fourth graders interested in choral music can also join Cider Mill Singers which meets after school and has several concerts a year.
Fifth graders are eligible to begin a band instrument.
This requires at least one morning rehearsal per week. Students wishing to have even more exposure to a band instrument can join The Fifth Dimension. Fifth graders can elect to be in the fifth grade chorus and can also continue their development in orchestra through advanced orchestra. Here are some fun and informative music sites that we have found. This site lets you create songs on virtual juice jars.