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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you mean you will stop private lessons and rely on the school for instruction? The instruction in school is rudimentary. By all means your child should do it. But if you want your child to improve, keep the private lessons. [/quote]

That's the deal we made with DD...continue her lessons (now through zoom because of the move, which has been less than ideal) until school orchestra, and then get settled in before we find an in-person private teacher locally.[/quote]

+1  School music lessons are nice, but they're not a lot of 1:1 attention for your child. Plus some (many?) kids will be brand new to the new instrument.  Parents who are serious about kids' music education and who can afford private lessons tend to do both.[/quote]

Mine was brand-new to her instrument, and did only the school band in 4th and 5th. She definitely wasn’t the only one. When she decided she wanted to continue playing in her middle school’s band, we started private lessons. She’d been picking it up pretty well, all things considered, but her skills skyrocketed with good one-on-on instruction.

Our elementary school kept a running list of local private instructors, which they’d provide to parents interested in pursuing outside lessons for their child. You might ask once they’re settled in, if you haven’t found anyone yet.[/quote]

+1 Or let us know what instrument and where in the county you are and we can suggest some of our kids play that instrument. [/quote]

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