LeBAM currently seeks to develop Harmonic Bands, which are performing ensembles,
consisting of several members of the wind and percussion instrument families (excluding string
instruments, for the time being, e.g. guitar, violin, piano).
Instruments are owned by LeBAM, put at the disposal of the students, for as long as they are participating in the LeBAM band program, to facilitate their exercising on the instruments daily. Appropriate documents are drawn between LeBAM, branches and the students together with parents, to reflect the ownership and commit them to care for the instruments. Large instruments (e.g. Xylophone, tympani) are exceptionally kept at the Branches premises.
The instruments that are currently taught by the various LeBAM branches are the following:
- Woodwind instruments family: Recorder, Oboe, Flute (including piccolo), Clarinet (including alto and bass clarinets) and Saxophone (Soprano, alto, tenor and baritone). Bassoon will hopefully be taught at a later stage.
- Brass instruments family: French horn, trumpet, trombone, Euphonium and Tuba.
- Percussion instruments family: Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Timpani, Drum Set, Snare drum, Bass drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Latino Percussion … etc.