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Organ

A keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means for producing tones, each played with its own keyboard, played either with the hands on a keyboard or with the feet using pedals.

Oboe

A woodwind instrument with a double-reed mouthpiece, a slender tubular body, and holes stopped by keys.

Harp

A stringed instrument, roughly triangular in shape, consisting of a frame supporting a graduated series of parallel strings, played by plucking with the fingers.

Guitar

A stringed musical instrument with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a pick. Students can learn on classical, acoustic, or electric guitars. 

French Horn

A brass instrument consisting of a long tube that is coiled into a circular shape to rest in the player’s lap. The pitch is controlled by both the embouchure and a series of valves.

Flute

The only woodwind instrument that does not require a reed, but instead, produces sound as air is blown across the mouthpiece. 

Bass

The largest and lowest-pitched instrument in the string family.

Composition

Students learn to compose original music focusing on three main areas; melody, harmony, and instrumentation.

Clarinet

A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys.