5th Band--Instruments

5th Grade BAND at ZCS--What instrument will I play?

One of the biggest decisions about band, of course, is what instrument to play. On a normal year, I would have spent a LOT of time talking with and showing my 4th grade students the possibilities. We offer instruction in 5 basic groups at the beginning level:

1. Flute

2.Clarinet

3. Trumpet

4. Trombone or Baritone

5. Percussion

NOTES:

--We 'draft' our alto saxophone players around Christmas time from our clarinet class. 

--We do the same by selecting French horn players from the trumpet class. 

--Percussion players learn mallet instruments (bells) as well as concert drumming.

--Certain motivated students may ask for permission to begin on oboe, tuba, or bassoon. A private teacher may be necessary to make that happen.

Here are some short videos about those choices: