INSTRUMENTAL REGISTRATION 2026
RJO Instrumental Registration
RJO Instrumental Registration 2026-27
Participants in the Percussion section of the Band are selected by AUDITION ONLY. Students interested in percussion MUST register on time to be guaranteed an opportunity to audition. Late percussion registrants will be added to the audition roster if space allows.
Please see bottom of page for more information.
About the Instrumental Program
There is no cost to study an instrument at RJO, other than renting your instrument! The district rents out certain large instruments; all other instruments must be rented from a local music store. Financial assistance for rentals is offered to students who qualify for free and reduced lunch. Please see your band or orchestra teacher if you need more information.
SUMMER MUSICAL ARTS information, registration page, and high school volunteer application
A tuition-based summer opportunity for students entering grades 4 through 8 who would like to get a head start as a beginner or advance their skills. Music and/or musical theater instruction (open to all Kings Park students entering grades 4-8). Students entering grades 9-12 may volunteer for community service hours.
Tuition assistance may be available to families who qualify for federal free- and reduced-lunch assistance.
Grade 4 registration (current 3rd graders) (no fee to participate in this co-curricular RJO program)
Grade 5 registration (current 4th graders NEW to the instrumental program) (no fee to participate in this co-curricular RJO program)
Students already in the program who are interested in an instrument change should speak to their band or orchestra teacher directly.
Students interested in PERCUSSION must register NO LATER THAN September 14th, 2026 in order to be guaranteed an audition.
Please scroll down for important percussion audition information below. If you are registering late, please check with Mrs. Brunson to see whether audition slots are still available.
For woodwinds, brass, and string instruments, late registration is offered as long as space is available. Be aware that certain instruments fill up quickly!
On-time registrants will be notified in June of their assignment and needed materials. In September, late registrants will receive their welcome materials, and all students hoping to join percussion will receive detailed instructions for percussion auditions.
Note: Important information regarding Percussion (drums, mallet, and rhythm instruments)
Participants in the Percussion section of the Band are selected by AUDITION ONLY.
The Percussion section requires students to learn "keyboard"-layout mallet instruments like xylophone, as well as several types of drums and many other rhythm instruments, each usually played by only one person at a time. As percussionists, students will regularly be expected to play solo parts independently and accurately. This section must be small in order to have a band with a balanced sound.
Percussion auditions generally take place during the second week of school in September.
Percussion registrants who sign up in the spring will be sent audition materials in June.
Gr. 4 students do not need percussion experience, but will be tested on basic musical skills. New Gr. 5 students must play snare drum and mallet instruments at the second-year level to join the section, if space is available.
Current percussion students who meet all first-year curriculum criteria do NOT need to re-audition for grade 5. (Parents will be notified in the event that a re-audition is necessary.)
All students are welcome to play an instrument! However, we typically select for percussion only a small fraction of the total students who audition each year, so please select a second and third choice instrument so that we can offer another way to participate if they are not selected for the percussion section.
Want to register, but missed the deadline? If the form is no longer available, please e-mail:
Mr. Tyler Schiavone, Orchestra (all string instruments:) schiavonet@kpcsd.org
Ms. Jeanne Brunson, Band (all brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments) - brunsonj@kpcsd.org