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Ms. L. Sebastiani

The strings program at Thomas Jefferson starts at the Third Grade level.  Students can choose to play violin, viola, or cello, and possibly double bass.  Group lessons are held once a week, during school hours for about 35 minutes.  Besides keeping up with their school work, students are expected to practice their instruments at least 100 minutes per week (that's about 15 minutes every day).  Students who continue in Fourth and Fifth Grade become members of the school orchestra which meets for 40 minutes each week before the end of the school day.  They also continue to have group lessons once a week.