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Itinerant and Private Music Instrument Lessons

Jo Dryden —

The school offers tuition on a variety of instruments at a low cost or at no cost to students. It is not necessary for students to know how to play an instrument already. Lessons cater for absolute beginners to advanced.

Lessons on the instruments mentioned below are free. There are a limited number of ‘school’ hire instruments available, which are allocated on a first in, first served basis. Alternatively, instruments may be hired through one of several hire companies (Search online ‘music instrument hire New Zealand’).


Instrument lessons offered Annual ‘Hire' charge of a King’s High School instrument:

Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone $120

Trumpet, Trombone or Horn $120

Violin, Viola, Cello or Double Bass $60/80/100/120

Guitar - electric or acoustic guitars only provided for lessons.

Bass Guitar basses only provided for lessons.

Drums, Piano, Guitar, Singing:

We are also able to offer ‘individual’ (one-on-one) lessons by qualified private tutors, These are Private Lessons held during the school day at King’s and are charged by the private tutor. They generally cost between $22-$25 per lesson.

These lessons are individual ‘one on one’ except in the case of Drums where the tutor is offering either individual lessons or a ‘term by term’ ‘taster course’ in groups of 3-5 students (at a lower rate.)

If your son has decided he would like to take this opportunity, please complete and return the form to the student office as soon as possible.

It is expected that lessons are paid upfront once you have received confirmation of acceptance into lessons. Alternative payment arrangements may be possible and should be discussed with the school office.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND CONDITIONS

· Lessons take place in school time for 30 minutes.

· It is expected that students take their instrument home and practice regularly.

· Students may not take the school guitars or electric basses home.

· Three or more consecutive unexplained absences, without prior notification, will result in the student being removed from lessons and being replaced by someone from the waiting list.

· Students are required to catch-up on the class work they miss while they have been at their music lessons.

Please email me if you would like further information. dy@kingshigh.school.nz