Factors taken into account when selecting the best instrument for your child include:
- Physical size
- Dental and lip structure
- Ease in creating a sound correctly on a woodwind or brass instrument
- Basic musical aptitude
- Piano background for percussion students
- Band instrumentation
Instruments of the Beginning Band (numbers indicate ideal instrumentation for a band of 50):
- Flute (6)
- Oboe (2)
- Clarinet (8)
- Alto Saxophone (4)
- Tenor Saxophone (2)
- Trumpet (8)
- French Horn (4)
- Trombone (6)
- Baritone (3)
- Tuba (2)
- Percussion (4)