Scroll down to explore the instruments we teach, and find the one that sparks interest for your child.

The flute is a beautiful instrument known for its high, clear, and bright tone.

As a member of the woodwind family, it is played by blowing across an opening in the mouthpiece (held horizontally) while pressing keys to change the pitch. It is often the primary melodic voice in bands and orchestras. It is a small and compact instrument.

The Clarinet is a versatile woodwind instrument known for its warm, dark, and wide tonal range.

It consists of a long, straight tube, typically made of black wood or plastic ABS resin. Sound is produced when the musician blows air into the mouthpiece, causing a reed (a thin piece of cane) to vibrate. Clarinets are essential in bands and orchestras, playing both soaring melodies and deep supporting notes.

While the Bb (B-Flat) Clarinet is the most widely played, the clarinet family includes other valuable members. The Bass Clarinet is a larger instrument that is highly useful in a concert band, contributing a low and deep tone that adds great richness. Students with suitably sized hands are typically recommended for this instrument.

The Saxophone is a distinctive woodwind instrument known for its powerful, brassy sound and curved, metal body.

Despite being made of metal, it is classified as a woodwind because sound is produced by blowing across a single reed attached to the mouthpiece. The Alto Saxophone is the most common size for school bands, and it is a key instrument in jazz, popular music, and concert bands.

The Tenor Saxophone is also an important member of the saxophone family producing a lower sound than the smaller Alto Saxophone. It has a rich sound that fills the middle of the band. Students with suitably sized hands are typically recommended for this instrument.

The Trumpet is a brass instrument known for its brilliant, powerful, and soaring tone.

It is the highest-pitched instrument in the brass family. Sound is produced by the player vibrating their lips into the mouthpiece (called buzzing). Notes are changed primarily using three valves to direct air through different lengths of tubing. The Trumpet is an essential part pf the band.

The French Horn (or simply Horn) is a brass instrument known for its warm, mellow, and noble tone.

It has the longest tubing of the common brass instruments, coiled into its distinctive shape. Sound is produced by buzzing the lips into the mouthpiece, and notes are changed using rotary valves. It is essential in bands and orchestras for its ability to blend beautifully with both woodwind and brass sections.

The Trombone is a brass instrument characterized by its rich, mellow, and powerful tone and its unique use of a slide.

Like all brass instruments, sound is made by lip buzzing into the mouthpiece. However, instead of using valves, the player changes the length of the tubing (and thus the pitch) by moving a slide. It provides a strong harmonic foundation for the band.

These are mid-sized brass instruments known for their deep, warm, and mellow tone. Like other brass, sound is created by buzzing the lips into the mouthpiece, and notes are changed using valves. They look like smaller Tubas, with the tubing coiled into a compact shape. They are essential in concert bands, playing lyrical bass lines and melodic supporting harmonies that fill out the middle voices of the ensemble.

The Tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched member of the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced by the player buzzing their lips into the large mouthpiece. Notes are changed using three valves. The Tuba provides the harmonic and rhythmic foundation for the entire band or orchestra, creating the essential deep bass notes that anchor the ensemble’s sound.

While not a traditional wind instrument, the Bass Guitar is often included in modern concert bands to reinforce the low end and rhythm section, especially in contemporary arrangements. The Bass Guitar is an electric string instrument. The player strikes the strings while pressing them against the frets on the neck to change pitch.

The Percussion Section is the rhythmic backbone of the band, providing crucial rhythm and  colour to the music. This section plays a variety of instruments including the Drum Kit, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals as well as Hand Percussion such as the Tambourine, Triangle and Cow Bell. Students learn complex rhythmic patterns, coordination, and how to manage multiple instruments, making it a dynamic and high-energy part of the ensemble

The Glockenspiel is a pitched percussion instrument known for its bright, bell-like, and highly resonant tone. It consists of a set of steel bars (or keys) arranged like a miniature piano keyboard. These bars are typically mounted in a shallow box or frame. The player strikes the bars with hard mallets (usually plastic or rubber) to produce sound.