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Instrumental
Music Curriculum

Yes — all video lessons, sheet music, assignments, and assessments for all 15 instruments are completely free. The only paid option is if you choose to add optional private one-on-one lessons.

Not at all. Practicing Musician offers free and paid parent training so you can confidently support your child’s learning — even if you’ve never played an instrument yourself.

Optional one-on-one private lessons with expert teachers are available at about 1/3 the cost of traditional lessons ($90/month for 4 sessions). Teachers assign tutorials, track progress, and provide targeted feedback — so lessons are efficient and effective, not billable filler time.

Through short expert video tutorials your child can rewatch as many times as needed, paired with sheet music, exercises, assignments, and assessments — all inside the Practicing Musician platform. It’s self-paced, so your child works on their schedule.

The curriculum takes students from absolute zero to confident musician in a structured sequence:

• Getting started — instrument selection, rent vs. buy, assembly, proper hold, care & cleaning
• Technique 101 — posture, breathing, embouchure, producing sound, practice habits
• Rhythm 101 — beats, notes, rests, timing, reading sheet music
• Pitch 101 — notes, melody basics, reading music
• Song Library 1 — applying skills to real beginner songs
• Pitch 102, Scales 101, Rhythm 102 — intermediate music theory
• Song Library 2 — expanded repertoire
• Pitch 103, Rhythm 103, Dynamics 101 — advanced nuance, expression, and control

Every lesson builds on the last — it’s a true A to Z music education.

Quickly! After the setup basics, lessons move into producing clear sounds, proper posture, breathing technique (critical for wind instruments), and embouchure. From there students move through Rhythm 101, Pitch 101, and a beginner Song Library — so they’re playing real music very early in the curriculum.

Before your child plays a single note, they’ll learn how to properly assemble their instrument, how to hold it correctly, and how to care for and clean it. These fundamentals prevent bad habits and protect your investment from day one.

For beginners, renting is almost always the smarter choice — it lowers the financial risk while your child discovers whether they love playing. Our parent training resources and videos cover exactly what to look for when renting or buying, and how to avoid common mistakes that cost families money.

The very first step is choosing an instrument that fits your child’s interests, size, and budget. Practicing Musician offers a free orientation session to help families make the right choice.  We offer lessons for 15 instruments across concert band (trumpet, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, tuba, euphonium, french horn, oboe, percussion) and orchestral strings (violin, viola, cello, upright bass).