We are proud to present Annunciation Catholic Schools’ new Symphony program provided by Tolbert Music.

Students 2nd Grade and up are eligible to join. Multiple performance opportunities including and an annual field trip are part of our program.

Classes take place once per week during school hours. Students are pulled from class for approximately 45minutes. Students are grouped by ability level and rotated through a schedule that ensures they will not miss the same time period each week. Students are responsible for knowing their group and specified class time each week. Students are also responsible for making up any missed school work. Teachers work with us to ensure minimal disruption and difficulty caused by academic conflict. Consistent attendance with all materials present is essential to success.

Learning an instrument takes time, patience, and consistency. We ask families to commit to the entire school year to ensure meaningful progress and program continuity. Early disenrollment will be handled on a case by case basis. We will only grant partial refunds or cease installments for appropriate cause.

Students will need their own instrument to participate. We HIGHLY recommend going with the instrument the student comes home excited about from Instrument Demonstration Day.
We recommend renting your instrument through our partner, Music and Arts. They offer high quality instruments, a fantastic Rent-To-Own program, and the best repair/replacement network available. This is the best way to invest in a good instrument without overcommitting. More information is available at tolbertmusic.net/rental.
If you have an instrument at home, let’s start there! We will give you our best assessment of it’s usability and will recommend you get it fixed or rent a new one if necessary.
Important: Please do not purchase inexpensive instruments online (e.g., Amazon). These instruments often fail quickly and cannot be repaired. If you already own a quality instrument or prefer another rental source, that's totally fine—just ensure it's a reputable rent-to-own program.
- The options are:
  Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone/Euphonium, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Percussion.

You will be asked to purchase sheet music, basic instrument accessories, a music stand for practice, and other miscellaneous items along the way. Nothing is wildly expensive, but we want you fully informed.

Most conventional programs do not start instrumental learning until 4th or 5th grade, and none combine all instruments together into one group like we do. What we ask of our students is challenging, but we have been seeing them succeed for over 12 years! The key is getting students to practice their instrument at home. This is a building process for which we will provide guidance, but parent follow-through is essential to keep students accountable, and ultimately for them to have a successful and enjoyable experience.