Clarinet Lessons in Utah
What clarinet lessons cost across Utah, and how to find the right teacher.
Clarinet lesson prices across Utah
A one-hour clarinet lesson in Utah typically costs $59 to $89, and a half hour $32 to $49. Most towns sit close to that range. The Vernal area runs highest, up to $95 an hour.
Every town has two guides: a clarinet lessons guide, with local schools, events and places to play, and a costs guide, with that town's prices in detail.
| Town | 30 minutes | One hour | Guides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City area | |||
| Salt Lake City | $32–$49 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| West Valley City | $32–$50 | $59–$92 | LessonsCosts |
| West Jordan | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Sandy | $32–$50 | $59–$92 | LessonsCosts |
| South Jordan | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Millcreek | $32–$50 | $59–$92 | LessonsCosts |
| Herriman | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Taylorsville | $32–$51 | $60–$93 | LessonsCosts |
| Draper | $32–$49 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| Murray | $32–$50 | $59–$92 | LessonsCosts |
| Riverton | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Tooele | $32–$49 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| Kearns | $33–$51 | $60–$94 | LessonsCosts |
| Midvale | $33–$51 | $60–$93 | LessonsCosts |
| Cottonwood Heights | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Holladay | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Magna | $32–$49 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| South Salt Lake | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Bluffdale | $32–$49 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| Grantsville | $32–$46 | $58–$85 | LessonsCosts |
| Stansbury Park | $32–$50 | $59–$92 | LessonsCosts |
| Provo area | |||
| Provo | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Orem | $32–$48 | $59–$88 | LessonsCosts |
| Lehi | $32–$47 | $59–$87 | LessonsCosts |
| Eagle Mountain | $32–$46 | $58–$84 | LessonsCosts |
| Saratoga Springs | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Spanish Fork | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Pleasant Grove | $32–$48 | $59–$88 | LessonsCosts |
| American Fork | $32–$48 | $59–$87 | LessonsCosts |
| Springville | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Payson | $32–$46 | $58–$85 | LessonsCosts |
| Highland | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Santaquin | $32–$46 | $58–$84 | LessonsCosts |
| Vineyard | $32–$47 | $59–$87 | LessonsCosts |
| Mapleton | $32–$45 | $58–$83 | LessonsCosts |
| Lindon | $32–$46 | $58–$85 | LessonsCosts |
| Alpine | $32–$46 | $58–$85 | LessonsCosts |
| Ogden area | |||
| Ogden | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Layton | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Bountiful | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Roy | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Syracuse | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Clearfield | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Kaysville | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Farmington | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Clinton | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| North Salt Lake | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| North Ogden | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| West Haven | $32–$48 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| South Ogden | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Centerville | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| West Point | $32–$48 | $59–$88 | LessonsCosts |
| Woods Cross | $32–$49 | $59–$90 | LessonsCosts |
| Pleasant View | $32–$48 | $59–$88 | LessonsCosts |
| St. George area | |||
| St. George | $32–$49 | $59–$89 | LessonsCosts |
| Washington | $32–$48 | $59–$88 | LessonsCosts |
| Hurricane | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Logan area | |||
| Logan | $32–$47 | $58–$86 | LessonsCosts |
| Smithfield | $32–$46 | $58–$85 | LessonsCosts |
| North Logan | $32–$46 | $58–$84 | LessonsCosts |
| Hyrum | $32–$46 | $58–$84 | LessonsCosts |
| Brigham City area | |||
| Brigham City | $32–$46 | $58–$85 | LessonsCosts |
| Tremonton | $32–$48 | $59–$88 | LessonsCosts |
| Other Utah towns | |||
| Cedar City | $32–$50 | $59–$91 | LessonsCosts |
| Heber | $32–$46 | $58–$84 | LessonsCosts |
| Vernal | $33–$52 | $60–$95 | LessonsCosts |
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How clarinet learning works in Utah
How does clarinet fit school music in Utah?
Utah students encounter clarinet through school band, but the starting grade depends on the district: Jordan Ridge Elementary opens band to grades 4–6, Wasatch Elementary in Salt Lake City offers band in grades 5–6, and Provo City School District offers it to all sixth graders. Granite, Canyons, and Iron County also begin band in sixth grade, while Tooele County starts in grades 7–8. Some schools have instruments to rent or check out, so ask the school what is available before choosing a clarinet. School music is one route, while private lessons can build skills before or alongside it.
When school music starts in Utah districts
Who runs what for Utah clarinetists?
Utah's student music route is shared among educator groups, school activity organizers, and music teachers, so each serves a different purpose. The Utah Music Educators Association (UMEA) organizes state band, orchestra, and choir festivals, including the High School All-State Band; the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) partners on the State Solo and Ensemble Festival. The Utah Music Teachers Association (UMTA) offers noncompetitive performance evaluations for students at all playing levels. For a clarinetist, that means you can pursue a band honor, a judged solo, or a supportive performance evaluation rather than treating every opportunity as the same kind of audition.
Who runs what in Utah
Utah Music Educators Association (UMEA)
- Runs
- Runs state band, orchestra, and choir festivals.
- For
- School-age musicians pursuing ensemble opportunities.
Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA)
- Runs
- Partners on the State Solo and Ensemble Festival.
- For
- Students qualifying through a region festival.
Utah Music Teachers Association (UMTA)
- Runs
- Offers noncompetitive performance evaluations for students.
- For
- Students at all playing levels.
Auditions and events in Utah
How does a clarinetist reach Utah's top student honors?
Utah's clearest statewide honor for a clarinetist is the UMEA High School All-State Band. Junior high students have a separate application or audition route, with the deadline in mid-November; selected high school musicians perform in January, including a concert at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. A student can prepare for this ensemble goal as school experience grows, while a soloist's evaluation or contest offers a different kind of performance challenge. Weekly lessons help a clarinetist build the steady playing needed to take part when an opportunity fits.
The Utah clarinet year
High School All-State Jazz BandEntry fee: $20 audition; $80 participationStart the piece Aug to Nov
UHSAA State Solo and Ensemble FestivalUHSAAStart the piece Nov to Feb
Working on the event piece, 3 to 6 monthsEvent
What do auditions ask you to prepare?
At Utah Music Teachers Association (UMTA) Performance Evaluations, a clarinet soloist presents one or two pieces, with seven minutes allowed in grades K–9 and ten minutes in grades 10–12. Older students must choose repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Contemporary periods; arrangements and concertos are not accepted. Memorization is encouraged but not required, and an unmemorized performer brings an original score for the student and another original copy for the judge. In weekly lessons, allow three to six months to learn an event piece securely, including tone, phrasing, and a calm start, so the performance feels prepared rather than rushed.
What else is there to enter?
Utah clarinet students who want performance experience without an audition can use UMTA Performance Evaluations, which welcome all playing levels and are noncompetitive. The UMTA/MTNA Performance and Composition Competitions suit students ready to enter a judged contest, while composition is an option for a student who writes music as well as plays. For younger musicians interested in orchestra, Utah Valley Symphony's annual Young Artists competition gives soloists a chance to perform a concerto with the orchestra; it is an additional goal beyond school band honors.
Clarinet events in Utah, 2026–27
High School All-State Jazz Band
Utah Music Educators Association
- When
- February 4–6, 2027; audition deadline December 6, 2026
- Entry
- $20 audition; $80 participation
- Who
- High school students
UHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival
UHSAA
- When
- May 1, 2027
- Entry
- Ask the organizer
- Who
- Students who qualify through a region festival; high school soloists and eligible ensembles
Salute to Youth
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
- When
- Auditions typically July and September; concert timing varies by season
- Entry
- Ask the organizer
- Who
- Divisions vary by instrument: piano and strings ages 8–19; winds, brass, and percussion ages 13–21; voice ages 16–23
Homeschool and private school students
Homeschool students can pursue Utah's State Solo and Ensemble Festival through the route that requires qualification at a region festival first. Northern Utah Youth Ensembles also offers a youth chamber orchestra, though it recommends at least two years of string-instrument experience, so it is not a clarinet-specific entry route. For a clarinetist, private lessons and a suitable community ensemble provide other ways to build playing experience alongside school-based honors.
Starting at any age
Starting a child on clarinet
Clarinet is a good fit once a child can manage its size and coordinate both hands, often around age eight or nine, though readiness matters more than a birthday. Utah school band can start as early as fourth grade at Jordan Ridge Elementary, fifth grade at Wasatch Elementary, and sixth grade in districts such as Provo and Granite. A private teacher helps a new player form a steady embouchure, make a clear first sound, and learn to read music before band moves at a group pace. That foundation also helps your child join school rehearsals with confidence.
A teen in Utah
A Utah teen can begin clarinet in school band even if they did not start in elementary school, since Tooele County offers beginning band in grades 7–8 and Murray's Riverview Junior High offers it to students with little or no experience. Older students can work toward UMEA's All-State Band or the UHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival, which follows regional qualification. Weekly lessons give you or your child a reliable place to build tone and reading while keeping school rehearsals and other commitments in view. The teacher can shape that work around the student's current level and goals.
Starting or coming back as an adult
It is not too late to learn clarinet as an adult in Utah, and you can work toward playing with other wind musicians. Desert Winds Band in St. George welcomes all ages and skill levels, including new players who can read music. Harmonic Winds of Utah in Centerville is a community wind ensemble, while Saratoga Springs Community Orchestra welcomes adult and student musicians without auditions. A dedicated teacher can meet you where you are, whether you are learning to read for the first time or returning after years away, then help you build the steady tone and ensemble skills that make playing with others satisfying.
Finding the right teacher
What should a good clarinet teacher do?
A good clarinet teacher listens closely to the student's air, embouchure, and tone, then connects those basics to music the student wants to play. That matters in Utah whether your goal is a first school band part, the All-State Band, or a confident solo at a UMTA evaluation. Training matters, but fit matters too: a younger beginner needs patient, clear steps, while a teen with an audition goal benefits from focused practice and an adult returning to music may prefer a steadier pace. Lesson With You teachers hold at least a bachelor's degree in clarinet. You can choose a teacher or ask us to recommend one.
How do live online clarinet lessons work?
In a live Zoom clarinet lesson, your teacher hears tone, articulation, and rhythm in real time and watches posture, hand position, and how the instrument is held. Set the camera so the teacher can see your face and hands, and play in a quiet room with a stable internet connection. Online lessons are not a studio visit, but they give you direct feedback without a commute and let you work with a teacher who fits rather than only the closest option. A weekly one-on-one lesson with the same teacher makes it easier to keep a routine. Salt Lake City and Santaquin students have the same choice of teacher and the same lesson.
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Where to hear clarinet
Across Utah, students can hear live music in settings beyond the main concert hall. In Ogden, free Dumke Arts Plaza summer events include live music on second Fridays in June, July, and August. St. George's free Concert in the Park series runs monthly from March through October at Vernon Worthen Park. In Cedar City, the Johnson Arts Center Summer Concert Series is free, while Cedar City Music Arts concerts at Heritage Theater offer student and child tickets for $15.
Where to play with others
Clarinetists have paths from school band into youth wind ensembles and community groups. In Perry, Northern Utah Youth Wind Ensemble rehearses on Saturdays from mid-September through April and gives three concerts each year; two years of playing or a teacher recommendation is suggested. Centerville's Harmonic Winds of Utah is a community wind ensemble seeking founding members, and prospective players can ask to attend a rehearsal. In Provo, Utah Valley Symphony welcomes auditioning clarinetists and charges no participation fee, offering a more advanced orchestral goal.
Clarinet around Utah, area by area
Salt Lake City area
In Salt Lake City, Utah Youth Symphony's Utah Youth Prelude Orchestra offers an intermediate ensemble, with tuition assistance available; its Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra is another option for advanced players. Students can also hear the Utah Symphony, with public and charter school students able to attend Symphony performances for $5 and operas for free. Private and home school students pay $5 for either. Together, these options give a clarinetist both a place to listen and a possible ensemble goal.
- School year
- Aug 18 to May 27, 38 lesson weeks (Salt Lake City School District)
- Town guides
- Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, South Jordan, Millcreek, Herriman, Taylorsville
Provo area
Utah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra in Utah County offers an auditioned ensemble experience for young musicians. Clarinetists can work toward its orchestra as they develop their playing, while families in Provo can make live listening part of the same musical routine. This gives a young clarinetist a local ensemble goal alongside school band and individual study.
- School year
- Aug 19 to May 28, 38 lesson weeks (Provo City School District)
- Town guides
- Provo, Orem, Lehi, Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Spanish Fork, Pleasant Grove, American Fork
Ogden area
Ogden’s youth ensemble option for clarinetists is the Ogden Youth Symphony/WSU String Project, an audition-only group open to high school-level wind players. Clarinetists can work toward ensemble playing with peers at that level. For younger students, school band provides an earlier route to playing with other musicians, while individual lessons build the skills needed to progress toward a youth ensemble.
- Town guides
- Ogden, Layton, Bountiful, Roy, Syracuse, Clearfield, Kaysville, Farmington
Cedar City area
Clarinetists in Cedar City can play with Cedar City Community Band, which charges participants $40 each semester. Its regular community setting offers an option beyond school band for a student ready to make music with other players. This is a practical local step for building ensemble habits and keeping clarinet in your week as school rehearsals change or end.
- School year
- Aug 12 to May 26, 40 lesson weeks (Iron County School District)
- Town guides
- Cedar City
Brigham City area
Northern Utah Youth Symphony offers several youth ensemble levels in Brigham City, including its wind ensemble, so a clarinetist can work toward playing with others as skills develop. Mount Logan Symphony concerts in Logan are free and family friendly. These options give families a mix of youth ensemble participation and live orchestral listening in the area.
- School year
- Aug 26 to Jun 3, 39 lesson weeks (Box Elder School District)
- Town guides
- Brigham City, Tremonton
Heber area
Families in Heber can make a Salt Lake City performance outing part of a clarinet student's listening routine. Utah Symphony performances offer student discounts for ages five and older, giving a young player a chance to hear orchestral clarinet in context.
- Town guides
- Heber
A little clarinet history in Utah
Clarinet has a visible place in Utah's concert life, from Tad Calcara, principal clarinet of the Utah Symphony since 1999, to the ICA Utah State Clarinet Choir founded by clarinetist Laura Grantier. The state also hosts ClarinetFest® 2027 in Salt Lake City, bringing an international clarinet festival to the University of Utah, and the Utah Clarinet Festival was founded by Madeline LeBaron Johnson in Ephraim. These are signs that clarinet is more than a school-band instrument here, giving a student a local connection to solo, chamber, and orchestral playing as skills grow.
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- One teacher, one student, one personalized plan
- Live weekly lessons from home with no commute
- Build tone, reading, reed confidence, and school-band skills
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Frequently Asked Questions
Choose a teacher who listens carefully to tone, air, and articulation, and who understands your goal, from a first school band part to an All-State audition. Lesson With You lets you choose a teacher or ask for a recommendation, and every teacher holds at least a bachelor's degree in clarinet.
Yes, a live Zoom lesson lets a teacher hear your sound and give real-time feedback while watching your hand position and posture. A camera that shows your face and hands helps, and weekly lessons mean no commute and a consistent teacher.
School band can start as early as fourth grade at Jordan Ridge Elementary, fifth grade at Wasatch Elementary, and sixth grade in districts such as Provo, Granite, Canyons, and Iron County. Tooele County begins band in grades 7–8, so the starting point depends on the district.
A clarinetist can pursue UMEA's All-State Band, with a junior high application or audition deadline of November 13 and the high school group performing in January. High school soloists can also qualify through a region festival for the UHSAA State Solo and Ensemble Festival in May.
Yes, homeschool students can pursue the State Solo and Ensemble Festival by qualifying through a region festival first. They can also build experience through private study and community ensembles suited to their playing level.
Many children are ready around age eight or nine, when they can manage the instrument and coordinate both hands, but readiness matters more than age alone. Starting before school band can help a child learn basic sound production and reading before group rehearsals begin.
No, adults can start or return to clarinet at any age, and groups such as Desert Winds Band in St. George welcome new and returning players who can read music. A teacher can meet you at your current level and help you build toward playing with others.
Clarinet lessons in Utah typically cost about $66 an hour, or $32 to $49 for a half hour. Lesson With You charges per lesson with no term to sign up for, and the first lesson is free.