REQUIRED COURSE SUPPLIES
In addition to the below items, all students should have a black music folder with a pencil.
ALL PERCUSSIONISTS NEED A COPY OF NINE MINUTE DRILL FROM TAPSPACE PERCUSSION
ALL WIND PLAYERS NEED A COPY OF FOUNDATIONS FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE (be sure to get the correct version for your instrument!)
WOODWINDS
FLUTE
Cleaning Rod
Swab
OBOE
Handmade Reeds (minimum of 3 available at all times)
Reed Holder
CLARINET
Box of VanDoren Reeds (3-strength)
Reed Holder
Cork Grease
SAXOPHONES
Box of VanDoren Reeds (strength 2.5 or 3)
Reed Holder
Cork Grease
BRASS
HORN
Holton Farkas Mouthpiece
Rotary Valve Oil
Tuning Slide Grease
TRUMPET
3C Mouthpiece
Valve Oil
Tuning Slide Grease
TROMBONE
6 1/2 AL Mouthpiece or equivalent
Slide oil/cream
Tuning Slide Grease
BARITONE
6 1/2 AL Mouthpiece or equivalent
Slide oil/cream
Tuning Slide Grease
TUBA
24 AW Mouthpiece or equivalent
Slide oil/cream
Tuning Slide Grease
PERCUSSION
Bell Kit or Practice Xylophone
Stick/Mallet Bag
Black Music Folder
Pitch Pipe
Concert Snare Sticks (Vic Firth SD1 or equiv)
Timpani Mallets (1 Pair)
Medium Yarn Mallets (2 pair)
Rubber Mallets (2 pair)
Hard plastic Mallets (1 pair)
You should have most of these items from middle school. Please only purchase the items that are new or that you need to be replaced.
RECOMMENDED INSTRUMENT UPGRADES
In addition to the required supply lists above, we recommend upgrading your instrument to an intermediate or advanced model as you enter high school. While not a replacement for consistent practice, upgrading your horn will have a positive effect on tuning, intonation, facility, and overall playing abilities as compared to the beginner horn you started with in 6th grade. The following are good quality recommendations for upgrading your horn. Our local music shops that specialize in servicing school band instruments can also guide you appropriately. Please DO NOT purchase anything without verifying that you are getting a good quality instrument that can be serviced. Always have band directors and service professionals verify before you purchase.
FLUTE
Yamaha 684 H
CLARINET
Buffet E-11 / R13
SAXOPHONE
Yamaha Custom
Seller Series II or III
HORN
Holton 379
Horns are provided by the school with a use fee - however some students choose to purchase their own as they enter high school
TRUMPET
Bach Stradivarius
Yamaha Xeno
TROMBONE
Bach 42B
Yamaha 421
BARITONE
Yamaha 321S
TUBA
Yamaha 321
Jupiter 1110
Tubas are provided by the school with a use fee - however some students choose to purchase their own as they enter high school