Natick Public Schools Music Lesson Program

Thursday, September 14th is instrument Pickup night.
Our vendor, David French Music, will be here to deliver all rented instruments.

Please note: They will only have instruments for those who have already ordered them -instruments can't be rented Thursday.

 

 
 Lessons, 2023-2024

Registration is now open.

Some information regarding this year's program. (updated 12 Sept.)

Please read here for information regarding new student registration.

Please read here for information regarding returning student registration.

Registration:
Grade 3 Registration (strings only)
Grade 4 Registration
Grade 5-8 Registration
Grade 9-12 Registration




Lesson costs for 2023-2024:
Group (2 or more): $255 per semester
Duo (2 students): No longer delineated
Private: $430 per semester

Payment is due before lessons can be scheduled. Please note that there is a $40 registration fee for the first semester to cover administrative costs.

Lessons are offered to all band students 4-12, and all string students 3-12. It is expected that all students take lessons to be successful in band and orchestra. Students can not be successful without lessons from an expert on their instrument.

Lesson pricing is per semester. (15 weeks of lessons per semester.) Lessons are 30 minutes per week, except by request for 45 or 60 (with a pro-rated cost).

Lessons for elementary students are during the school day, once a week. Lessons for middle and high school students are scheduled after the school day. We try to accommodate all requests for times and days, but this is not always possible.
 
Students in grade 9-12 register and pay through the same system as middle and elementary levels.

Payments for lessons can be made by check to:

Instrumental Music Payments
15 West Street
Natick, MA 01760
Attention: Craig Chisholm

Please note that over the summer, checks may take some time to clear.
 
Or use a credit card/debit card for payment through Unipay. This method is also noted on the sign up form.

It is always our recommendation that students in middle school take private lessons; this kind of personal attention is most effective for learning. We acknowledge that it is more expensive. Students at our elementary schools will be placed in class lessons.

Band And Orchestra

Elementary band and orchestra are before the school day, once a week. (This differs by school start time, and will not necessarily be the same day as the lesson).

Times for Band and orchestra 2022-2023 (day for each TBA):

Band, Monday, Orchestra, Friday: Brown, 7:45-8:25
Band, Tuesday, Orchestra, Thursday: Lilja, 7:45-8:25
Band, Wednesday, Orchestra, Monday: Memorial, 8:00-8:40
Band, Thursday, Orchestra, Wednesday: Jophnson, 7:40-8:20
Band, Friday, Orchestra, Tuesday: Ben-Hem: 7:30-8:10

Middle School Band, High School Band, and High School Strings are scheduled classes.

Middle School Orchestra Grades 6-8 this year will be offered during WIN block, but 5th grade orchestra is a scheduled class. Through attrition, 6-8 orchestra will become a class scheduled the same way as 5th grade orchestra as the number of students involved increases over the next few years.
 

Instrument Rental

Lesson costs are separate from instrument rental.

Please note that our vendor for rental and repair is David French Music of Westborough. To rent an instrument, please check out the David French Music website. If you have questions, you can email them at [email protected] or call at (508) 366-5994.

David French Rental information and pricing.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact your music teacher, or e-mail [email protected].