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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ours starts in 4th with woodwind, brass, or percussion. In ES, band is twice a week and music (theory, voice, etc) is twice a week. In MS it drops to just band twice a week but there's an additional optional band outside school hours too. About half the kids take private lessons to start the instrument but most don't keep them up.

The music and art programs are really important to me and a major difference from public school. I'd be annoyed if they were reduced. [/quote]

OP and that’s why I’m posting. I’m super annoyed that they have been reduced, and so I’m trying to collect information on what is typical and normal so I can advocate for a better music program. We donate a ton of money so it’s annoying to hear “we can’t afford it”. I think the truth is that the school can’t figure out the schedule.

I would flee to public but our zoned public doesn’t have access to band until 6th and we aren’t eligible for the public schools that start it in 4th. [/quote]

I'm PP who said music and art are important to me. We don't have coding. I think starting band in 4th is normal / recommended, but it's true that they can only teach so many classes in a day and maybe they've chosen other things. Can you change to another private?[/quote]

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