Dear Jan,



Thanks for your feedback. Yes, what I'm trying to add is instrumental
CLASSES for all middle school students. I spoke with Walter in Nashville,
and his school also pays for all of their instrumental instructors. I
wonder if that's the norm? I guess the difference is, if a 7th grade has a
German lesson, only one teacher is required, whereas a 7th grade class could
require up to four teachers if they're splitting out to either violin/viola,
cello or one of beginning or intermediate winds.



If you do 6th - 8th in orchestra, doesn't that mean that you have wind
instrumentalists who are in their second year of playing in the same
ensemble with instrumentalists who are in their fourth year? How does that
work out?



Thanks again!



Jason Child



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Jason,

I can't tell from your question if your school is currently providing
private (or mostly private) lessons during school. If that is what is
happening, $250 is a deal, and parents should be happy. If they don't like
paying the extra, then you could offer them the option of scheduling their
own private lessons outside school time (Around here that can easily get
over $1000 in a school year). On the other hand, if what is being offered
is just the class time, then it seems like it would be hard to charge
parents for that teacher when no extra fee is imposed for a handwork or
german teacher.

In Saratoga children do have to play an instrument, and they are encouraged
to take lessons after school. During school, twice a week, we have separate
winds/strings classes in 5th grade. Most of the students have private or
small group lessons in addition. 6-8th grades are in the orchestra. Not
all students continue to take lessons through 8th grade (it shows). Once
the students reach a certain level of competence they can get by without
lessons if they do some practicing at home. Having said that, push for the
lessons to continue if possible! At the HS level, students are encourage to
continue on, but it is possible to opt out if one is persistent.

Jan Zemba

Jan Zemba




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