Necessary Material for all Band Students
These items should be brought to all morning rehearsals and weekly lessons. Please help your child remember their band items on the days they will need them.
The Book: 6th graders - Essential Elements Book 1 for the appropriate instrument, 7th graders - Essential Elements Book 2 for the appropriate instrument, and 8th graders - Essential Technique Book 3 for the appropriate instrument . This can be purchased at any music store or ordered online.
A Large Folder to hold the band book and additional worksheets and music as they are distributed.
A sharpened pencil. Musicians always use pencil! Please check the instrument case before purchasing supplies as some may have been included with the rental.
Flutes Only: Cleaning/tuning rod and cleaning cloth
Clarinets and Saxophones Only: Cork grease, a box of 10 size 2 reeds-(we move to size 2 1/5 later in the year, so you can get this now, if you’d like), cleaning swab, thumb saver/cushion
Trumpets Only: Valve oil, slide grease, polishing cloth. Optional: mouthpiece brush
Trombones Only: Slide grease, small water spray bottle.
Percussionists Only: Drum kits should have a bell set and a drum pad with a stand for both (most kits have one stand that can hold up either the bells or the pad), drum sticks (I recommend Vic Firth 5A) and mallets.
Please label all items with a name, classroom teacher and contact information. Make sure to clearly label instrument cases! Other items that will assist in your band student’s progress are a folding music stand (for home practice), and a metronome.
The Book: 6th graders - Essential Elements Book 1 for the appropriate instrument, 7th graders - Essential Elements Book 2 for the appropriate instrument, and 8th graders - Essential Technique Book 3 for the appropriate instrument . This can be purchased at any music store or ordered online.
A Large Folder to hold the band book and additional worksheets and music as they are distributed.
A sharpened pencil. Musicians always use pencil! Please check the instrument case before purchasing supplies as some may have been included with the rental.
Flutes Only: Cleaning/tuning rod and cleaning cloth
Clarinets and Saxophones Only: Cork grease, a box of 10 size 2 reeds-(we move to size 2 1/5 later in the year, so you can get this now, if you’d like), cleaning swab, thumb saver/cushion
Trumpets Only: Valve oil, slide grease, polishing cloth. Optional: mouthpiece brush
Trombones Only: Slide grease, small water spray bottle.
Percussionists Only: Drum kits should have a bell set and a drum pad with a stand for both (most kits have one stand that can hold up either the bells or the pad), drum sticks (I recommend Vic Firth 5A) and mallets.
Please label all items with a name, classroom teacher and contact information. Make sure to clearly label instrument cases! Other items that will assist in your band student’s progress are a folding music stand (for home practice), and a metronome.