You can find one-to-one teachers for your child’s school band music through Sydney Music Lessons. Our teachers offer support with school repertoire, brass technique and concert band percussion, with online options as well. Tell us your child’s instrument, suburb and experience, and we can help you find a teacher for the music they are working on.
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Parent Experience: Settling Into School Band
Ada describes her daughter feeling apprehensive because she had no previous band experience. With Zoe’s patience and encouragement, she began looking forward to her weekly saxophone lesson.
Adapted from Ada’s published parent review. Read Zoe’s parent reviews.
Bring Your School Band Music Into Your Lesson
A band part includes more than notes. Rests tell your child when to wait, dynamics shape how loudly to play, and articulation marks guide how notes begin and connect. Working through the actual part helps make these details practical.
Bring the current music folder, a pencil and any instructions from the conductor. Mark a few specific bars that need attention, whether that is an unfamiliar rhythm, a difficult fingering change or finding the next entry after a rest. This gives the lesson a clear focus.
A Simple Practice Checklist
- Find the passage: use the bar number or rehearsal mark.
- Separate the challenge: clap the rhythm or practise the fingering slowly before putting them together.
- Keep the pulse: count rests as carefully as played notes.
- Reconnect the music: play into and out of the passage, rather than stopping at its edges.
Which Teachers Can Help With School Band Music?
Meet six teachers with experience in school repertoire, ensemble playing or teaching in schools. Their different strengths cover woodwind, brass and percussion, with an online option for families learning from home.
Zoe | Beecroft | Piano And Saxophone
Best fit: beginner saxophonists learning school band music. Zoe studies Music Education at the Sydney Conservatorium and supports school repertoire alongside musicianship. Her encouraging, structured approach suits children building confidence with their instrument. She travels to students’ homes around Beecroft, Carlingford and Epping.
Listed saxophone rate: $90/hour.
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Olivia | South Turramurra | Flute, Piccolo And Music Theory
Best fit: beginner to intermediate flute students working on school band repertoire. Olivia combines individualised teaching with experience in community and university orchestras. She has also competed at the National Band Championships as a first-chair flautist. Her lessons focus on technical foundations, musicality and confident playing.
Listed flute rate: $80/hour.
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Terrence | Castle Hill | Clarinet And Music Theory
Best fit: beginner clarinettists who need support with school band parts. Terrence teaches clarinet technique, school band music and theory through clear, approachable lessons. His ensemble background includes The Arts Unit and Sydney Youth Orchestras. He focuses on helping young players build confidence and strong fundamentals.
Listed clarinet rate: $95/hour.
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Craig | Gordon | Drums, Percussion And Music Theory
Best fit: percussion students developing concert band playing and confident reading. Craig teaches concert band and orchestral playing alongside styles such as jazz and rock. With 30 years of playing and teaching experience, he builds lessons around reading, rudiments, timing and technique. His structured approach gives students a clear way to work through challenging rhythms.
Listed percussion rate: $90/hour.
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Simon | Croydon | Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Euphonium, Tuba And Music Theory
Best fit: brass students who would benefit from a teacher with school and ensemble conducting experience. Simon has more than 40 years of teaching and performance experience, including many years as a brass tutor and conductor across schools and ensembles. His lessons connect breath control, mouth position and tone with theory, ear training and sight-reading.
Listed trombone rate: $140/hour.
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Starla | Maroubra · Online | Clarinet And Piano
Best fit: students wanting online help with school band pieces. Starla teaches clarinet and piano online, from beginner to advanced level. Her lessons explicitly include school band and high school music pieces, with demonstrations and individual feedback on playing fundamentals. She holds an AMusA with Distinction in clarinet and High Distinction in Grade 8 piano.
Listed clarinet rate: $65/hour.
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How Do I Find The Right Teacher For My Child?
Browse our instrument lessons and teacher maps, or tell us your child’s instrument, suburb, preferred lesson times and the school music they need help with. Include whether you prefer online lessons, home visits or a teacher’s studio.
Contact Sydney Music Lessons to find a one-to-one teacher who suits your child’s current needs. If you are unsure whether we have a suitable teacher in your area, send us your suburb and instrument and we can help you explore the options.
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