Choosing Your Instrument

Choosing an instrument is the most important step towards joining Band, and the Band needs to have all of the instruments represented in order to have a great sound.  In the next step of the process, you will need to select your top two choices on the Sign-Up Form. We make every effort to accommodate students' first choices, however other factors are also considered when finalizing all students' instrument assignments. By providing two instrument choices, we can help to ensure that lesson groups are equitable in size and that our Band program offers a balance of different instruments which is very important to any Band. 

When selecting an instrument, it is helpful to consider the following:

• Does the student have an intrinsic desire to play the instrument (not  just influenced by the choices of friends or older siblings)?

• Does the student have prior experience on the instrument (or on a similar instrument)?

• Does the student have certain physical features that will initially help them play the instrument, or maybe hinder their initial success on that instrument (i.e., hand/finger size, mouth/lip shape, etc.)?

Past 5th grade band students created these videos to help you select your top two choices.  Have a look!