SUPPLIES and Instrument Care Needed by Everyone o Foundations for Superior Performance book for your instrument o Pencils o 1 inch black, hard, three ring binder o Clear, non glare, Page protectors o Dividers with sleeves o Notebook paper o Music Flip Folder o Music Lyre for your instrument o Folding Music Stand for home practice. o Metronome/tuner (or AP for that) o Box of Tissue Beginner Band only o Essential Elements book for your instrument o 5 Minute Theory Book for your Instrument Flute Thin cotton cloth 8 X5 Tuning rod OBOE 3 medium hard Marlin Lesher Reeds Oboe Reed case 35mm film cup (reed soaking cup) BASSOON 3 medium Brundage reeds Bassoon Reed case 35 mm film cup (reed soaking cup)
CLARINET Clark Fobes Debut or Van Doren 5RV Mouthpiece ONLY and 4 Vandoren #3 or #31/2 Reeds at all times Plastic Reed Guard (for 4 Reeds) BASS CLARINET/CONTRA BASS 4 Vandoren #3 Reeds at all times/4 Vandoren #2 ½ Reeds (contra) Neck Strap (for Bass Clarinet) ALTO SAXOPHONE Selmer C* Cork Grease and Silk Swab 4 Vandoren #3 Reeds at all times Neck strap TENOR SAXOPHONE 4 Vandoren #3 Reeds at all times Neck Strap BARITONE SAXOPHONE 4 Vandoren #3 reeds at all times Plastic reed guard (for 4 reeds) Neck Strap
TRUMPET Mouthpiece Bach 3C Valve oil Slide grease (selmer) Mouthpiece brush Cotton towel (for oiling valves) Hand towel (spit rag) FRENCH HORN/BARITONE/TUBA: French Horn Mouthpiece: Holton DC Baritone Mouthpiece Schilke 51D or 5G Tuba Mouthpiece: Conn Hellenberg Valve oil or Rotary oil(french Horn & Tuba) Slide grease (Selmer) Mouthpiece brush Cotton towel (for oiling valves) Hand towel (spit rag) TROMBONE Mouthpiece: Schilke 51D or 5G Water spray bottle and slide cream Rotary oil (trigger trombones) Slide Protectors Mouthpiece brush Cotton towel (for inner slide) Hand Towel (spit rag) PERCUSSION All equipment from 6th grade year will still be used in 7th/8th grade, but this list will serve as a reminder and add a few small things Snare Sticks: Innovative Percussion IP 1 General, Vic Firth SRH2 Hammer Marimba Mallets: IP240 (2 pairs) Vibe Mallets: IP RS251 (2 pairs) Xylo/Bells: IP902 or Becker BB34 Timpani: IP GT3 Kratt MK1 Master Key Chromatic Pitch Pipe (F to F) Stick bag large enough to hold sticks and mallets Offworld OLL Practice Pad Snare Stand: Yamaha SS 745A
REQUIRED READING MATERIALS Five Minute Drill Book Tapspace/ Ralph Hicks Foundations for Superior Performance Percussion Black Binder with plastic sheets and dividers Highlighters 2 Black hand towels Renting or purchasing a practice marimba is highly recommended. This information can be found at LoneStarPercussion.com or by using a Google search. WOODWIND CARE INFORMATION After PRACTICE!! Wipe off fingerprints (small cotton cloth) and swab the water from your instrument () Take off the reed and place it in your reed guard. Use the to dry the inside of each section of your instrument. Never put your instrument up without swabbing it out. Store only items in your case that fit. Forcing music or other objects into your case can cause major damage to your instrument. EVERY WEEK: Wash mouthpiece (ONLY) with soap and warm (NOT HOT) water. BRASS CARE INFORMATION EVERY DAY: PRACTICE!! o Wipe off and oil valves o Wipe off fingerprints o Empty the water from your instrument (use a hand towel) o Store only items in your case that fit. Forcing music or other objects into your case can cause major damage to your instrument. Once a WEEK: o Wash mouthpiece with warm (NOT HOT) water or toothpaste and mouthwash. o Wipe off valves or Trombone slides and apply fresh lubricant.
Once a MONTH: Give your instrument a bath 1. Fill the tub with warm (NOT HOT) water 2. Take out the valves and put them aside 3. Take all slides apart and place them in the water 4. Put soap on the snake and scrub out all pieces 5. Rinse thoroughly and dry 6. OIL VALVES AND GREASE ALL SLIDE.