Beginning Band, Prairie and Ivy Hall Elementary Schools

Thank you for your interest in Beginning Band, for students entering Grade 5 in the 2023–24 school year at Prairie or Ivy Hall Elementary School.

Recruiting for 5th-Grade Beginning Band will be in the fall, including registration and rental of instruments. Follow THIS LINK to find more information about 5th-Grade Band, registration, and instrument rental.

Students will have a lesson once every four school days on a rotating basis throughout the school day. Lessons run for 30 minutes, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m. Students participating in Beginning Band will miss the same course once every 6–7 weeks.

Learn More About the Instruments
We invite you and your student to explore band instruments and consider which one your student would like to play. In District 96 we teach flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and percussion (drum pad and xylophone).

Learn more about specific instruments by viewing BE PART OF THE BAND and THE ARMY BAND.

Questions? Please contact Mr. Nagle.