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Each week, each student in an instrumental ensemble will be scheduled for a lesson on his or her instrument, and the lesson schedule is posted each week on the website. Note: Students who are studying more than one instrument will have their lessons split between instruments as needed.

These lessons are where a great deal of knowledge and technique will be learned, and they are a required part of the course. Lessons are often the same day of the week, but rotate throughout the school day. (i.e., if a student’s lesson is period 2, the next week it will likely be period 3.)

By following this schedule, a student should not miss a class more than once a month. If the missed class does not meet all four days of the cycle, the student may miss the class only once every eight weeks. There will be work assigned during lessons, and students are expected to make up any missed work from their regularly scheduled classes.

Students are graded on a scale of 1 to 10 at each lesson, and the average of this score is approximately ⅓ of the course grade.