Small Group Instrumental Lessons

Lesson schedules are posted at the bottom of this page.

• Grade 5-8 band students will receive one 30 minute small group lesson per each six day cycle

• Your child's lesson will always be on the same same day (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, OR 6)

• The time of your child's lesson will change each week so that he/she doesn't miss the same class for a lesson

• Mr. Miller and Mr. Hearn will create lesson schedules and distribute them to all students and post the schedule on this page for parent access 

• Directions for reading the lesson schedule:

  • Find your child's name on the lesson schedule.  If your child plays flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, percussion or electric bass they are on Mr. Hearn's schedule.  If your child plays the trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone (euphonium) or tuba they are on Mr. Millers schedule.

  • Take not of the letter name in the box where your child's name is listed.  For example Kayin McKay is listed in Group V on Mr. Hearn's schedule.

  • Look about the boxes and take note of the Day that your child's lesson takes place.  For example, Kayin McKay will always have a lesson on Day 4.

  • Now turn the paper over and look at the back side.

    • Find the Day number that is your child's lesson day.

    • The top row of the rotation chart contains dates.

    • The columns contain Group letters.  

    • Find your child's group letter and look to the left to see what period or time the lesson will take place.

    • The lesson changes each week so that your child does not miss the same class repeatedly.

  • When the schedule runs out of dates Mr. Hearn and Mr. Miller will hand out and post new schedules with new dates.

• Expectations for lessons:

  • • Know the day and time of each lesson, show up on time with your materials. 

    • Bring your instrument (or mouthpiece if you play tuba, baritone or French horn), lesson book, band folder, pencil, practice journal and agenda

    • Have your assignment prepared for the lesson.  This means you have practiced your assignment enough that you can play the songs smoothly with correct notes, a steady pulse, accurate rhythms, good tone as well as any other musical elements your teacher asked you to focus on. 

    • Check with the teacher of the class that you left to make sure you know what you missed and if there is a homework assignment. 

    • Do you have questions regarding lessons?  Ask Mr. Hearn or Mr. Miller.  We are here to help you!