All students in 6th-8th grade bands:
-Essential Elements Book (for instrument your child is playing):
Book 1 (yellow): 6th grade (new) and 7th grade (review).
Book 2 (red): 7th grade (new) and 8th grade (review)
Book 3 (teal): 8th grade (new)
-Composition notebook with 80 sheets (any color)
-3 ring binder with 10 protector sheets
Flute:
-cotton cloth and cleaning rod
Clarinet:
-3 working reeds: Beginning students strength 2 for first month than 2.5 for the rest of the year
7th and 8th grade: strength 3
-cotton swab, cork grease
Oboe/Bassoon:
-2 reeds, medium to medium soft
-reed case, and cotton swab
Saxophone:
-3 working reeds: beginning students strength 2 for first month than 2.5 for the rest of the year
7th and 8th grade: strength 3 to 3.5
-cotton swab, cork grease
Trumpet/Baritone/ Tuba:
-Piston Valve Oil
-mouth piece brush, tuning slide grease, polishing cloth
French Horn:
-Rotary Valve Oil
-Tuning slide grease, soft rag
Trombone:
-Slide oil
-mouthpiece brush, small spray bottle for water, soft rag
Percussion:
-Pair Vic Firth SD- General Concert Snare Drum Sticks or equivalent
-Pair Vic Firth M133 Xylophone Mallets or equivalent
-Pair Mike Balter Medium Yarn Mallets or equivalent
-Mallet Bag
-or-
-Vic Firth EP2 Intermediate Education Pack Standard or equivalent
And Peral Pk-900C Percussion Kit & Case with wheels standard (recommended for practice at home)