Get Ready for Band! Wind Instrument Tryout Kits

This grant will fund Join the Band Wind Instrument Try-Out Kits to inspire elementary school students to try out woodwind and brass instruments for band. These sets will allow students to experience the feel of popular instruments including the flute, clarinet, saxophone, and trumpet without needing the actual instrument to help them determine which instrument they are interested in playing. The program will be implemented through student-led clinics in the elementary schools, where high school musicians will demonstrate core instruments and guide younger students through trying them out. The goal is to improve long-term student commitment to music by ensuring a better fit between students and instruments from the start.

Grantee: Ben Murabito

Faculty Sponsor: Tim Hooker