Accessories Needed for Middle School Band

ALL BAND STUDENTS NEED:

  1. An instrument in good playing condition
  2. 3-Ring binder
  3. Essential Elements Book
    1. 6th grade-book 1
    2. 7th grade book 2
    3. 8th grade book 3
  4. Pencil
  5. A folding music stand to hold music while practicing at home

ALL BRASS STUDENTS NEED:

  1. Valve oil for valved instruments: trumpets, baritones, tubas, French horn (rotor oil)
  2. For Trombone - "Yamaha Trombone Slide Lubricant" and a piece of soft cotton cloth for cleaning the slide
  3. Mouthpiece brush – all brass instruments
  4. Slide grease (for tuning slides) – all brass instruments
  5. Flexible cleaning brush

ALL WOODWIND STUDENTS NEED:

  1. Flute – cleaning rod, small lint free rag, or swab
  2. Clarinet – cork grease, silk cleaning swab, Mitchell Lurie or Vandoren reeds-strength 2 ½ – 3½ (at least three playable reeds at all times), reed case, Rovner ligature, mouthpiece (a Vandoren mouthpiece is recommended but not required)
  3. Saxophones – (grade 7-8) cork grease, silk cleaning swab, Rico or Vandoren reeds-strength 3 – 3 ½ (at least three playable reeds at all times), reed case, mouthpiece (a Selmer C-star mouthpiece is recommended but not required), ligature
  4. All double reed players will receive specific information for instrument needs after being selected

Percussion students will be contacted by Mr. Arana concerning instrument needs.

***Some 8th grade band students will also need a flip folder and music lyre. We will let those students know when we begin our marching band unit***