Woodwinds

These are instruments with several keys that usually have a piece of wood as the vibrating membrane that makes the sound. Woodwind instruments available include:

flute

clarinet

alto sax

tenor sax

oboe

bassoon

Brass

These are instruments that use your lips as the vibrating membrane to produce the sound. They can have a slide or up to four valves to play different notes. Brass instruments available include:

trumpet

french horn

trombone

euphonium

tuba

Percussion

These are instruments that can be struck, shaken, or scraped. It is the largest instrument family with hundreds of instruments. Students choosing this instrument family will learn to play ALL of the following their 6th grade year:

Bells (mallets)

snare

bass drum

auxiliary instruments (triangle, tambourine, cymbals, etc.)

timpani

Strings

These instruments have strings that are bowed or plucked. While the other instruments are in the band class, these are exclusively orchestra class instruments. String instruments available include:

violin

viola

cello

bass