All JCMS band students are highly encouraged to enroll in private lessons. Private lessons offer your child a unique experience working with a professional instrumental specialist once a week at an arranged time. Lesson times range from thirty minutes to an hour. During this time, your student will have 100% of the instructor’s attention. These lessons will be geared toward helping your son or daughter become a truly great musician by teaching them how to improve their musical skills.
While we as a band directors strive to work with each student regularly, we are limited because of class size and time.
We feel that private lessons are a wonderful resource and that its contributes a great amount to the student’s musical success.
Please email Mr. Stites if you have any questions regarding private lessons: jonathan.stites@fayette.kyschools.us
M2 "Mastering Musicianship" Private Lessons @ Lafayette High School
JCMS Students can participate in Lafayette's Mastering Musicianship Program, known as M2, which provides for individual music lessons over a 10-week session this Fall. The advantages to this program are cost and convenience. The M2 Program at Lafayette is only $250 for the 10-week session, and the majority of the private instruction takes place in the practice rooms of the Lafayette Band Department, under the direction of highly qualified music consultants. The majority of M2 lessons occur within the Lafayette Band Room, between the hours of 3:30-7:30 pm, Monday-Thursday.
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Lexington also has many highly qualified teachers.
JCMS Band recommended teachers:
Flute
Dr. Kallie Synder, kalliesnyderflute@gmail.com, (270) 543-7698
Kristy Beers, kristybeers1220@gmail.com, (859) 552-5118
Oboe
Kim Heersche, kimheersche@gmail.com, (859) 221-5782 (JCMS Band Alumni)
David Powell, dpowellcpw@msn.com, (859) 797-5164
Bassoon
Scott Erickson, serickson@murraystate.edu, (270)293-5617
Clarinet
Steven Pederson, spederson1@earthlink.net, (859)333-8666
Dennis McElroy, dmcelroy@transy.edu, (256)682-9105
Chase Miller, Brymil90@gmail.com, (859)329-1788
Daniel Reams, daniel.reams@fayette.kyschools.us, (270)872-8091
Saxophone
Daniel Reams, daniel.reams@fayette.kyschools.us, (270)872-8091
Austin Pence, 12acpence@gmail.com, (270)763-2543
David Hall, saxmandavid@yahoo.com, (859) 351-5410
Trumpet
Chase Hawkins, trumpetchase@gmail.com, (864)809-4272
Scott Heersche, chokchops@gmail.com, (859) 227-3894 (JCMS Band Alumni)
French Horn
Misty Tolle, mistytolle@gmail.com, (917) 297-0251
Joanne Filkins, joanne.filkins@uky.edu, (859) 257-8181, (859) 277-5373
Nathan Barker, nateebarker@gmail.com, (859) 229-9180
Trombone
Dr. Colby Norton, colbyjnorton@gmail.com, (859)559-8845
Baritone/Euphonium
Lawrence Banks, moreheadtuba@yahoo.com, (606) 356-0245
Dr. Colby Norton, colbyjnorton@gmail.com, (859)559-8845
Tuba
Lawrence Banks, moreheadtuba@yahoo.com, (606) 356-0245
Dr. Colby Norton, colbyjnorton@gmail.com, (859)559-8845
Percussion
Dr. Josh Smith, jdspercussion@gmail.com, (859)388-4770
Greg Strouse, gregstrouse@yahoo.com, (859) 273-8722