Required Materials
In addition to their instruments, students should come to each rehearsal and lesson with:
1) An instrument identification tag
2) A pencil 3) A one-inch three-ring binder with view front and at least 25 sheet protectors 4) A method book (for the appropriate instrument): 6th Grade Band: Essential Elements, Book 1 7th Grade Band: Essential Elements, Book 1 8th Grade Band: Essential Elements, Book 1 AND Book 2 5) Miscellaneous supplies from the list below depending on instrument *All students should have their own music stands for home practice.* |
Flute
A cleaning rod and cloth (an old, clean t-shirt about four inches by four inches works best.) Clarinet/Saxophone · A tube of cork grease (the most inexpensive brand will work well.) · A “step-up” mouthpiece. Please do not play on the mouthpiece that comes with the instrument. Suggested step up mouthpieces: o Vandoren M13 Lyre or J & D Hite Premiere for Clarinet o Selmer C Star (C*) or Yamaha 4C for Saxophone · Three clean, unchipped reeds. o Rico Royal, Hemke (strength 3 or 3.5), and Vandoren (strength 2.5 or 3) brands are recommended for saxophone. o Mitchell Lurie (strenght 3 or 3.5) brand reeds are recommended for clarinet. · A reed case for storage when reeds are not in use (The D'Addario Woodwinds Reed Guard is a good, inexpensive case.) · A clarinet or saxophone swab is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to keep the instrument in good working order. Trumpet · A bottle of valve oil (Al Cass brand valve oil is recommended.) · A container of tuning slide grease (Schilke Slide Grease is recommended.) · A cleaning snake and slide brushes for semi-annual cleaning of the instrument (may be purchased as part of a Trumpet Cleaning Kit) |
Trombone
· Superslick Slick-It Trombone Kit ( includes liquid, cream, and spray bottle) · A container of tuning slide grease (Schilke Slide Grease is recommended.) · A cleaning snake and slide brushes for semi-annual cleaning of the instrument (may be purchased as part of a Trombone Cleaning Kit) Percussion · The Vic Firth EP2 Intermediate Education Pack, which includes: o Drum sticks (Vic Firth SD2 Bolero American Custom Maple-Tip Sticks) o Timpani mallets (T3 Staccato) o Marimba/Vibraphone Mallets (M3 Yarn-Covered) o Bell/Xylophone Mallets (Hard Rubber Percussion players must also have a bell kit and practice pad or snare drum for home practice. |
Many of materials can be purchased through the Higgins Band Store. They can also be found online and at local music stores.
Please contact Mr. Giannopolo for a list of local music retailers.
Please contact Mr. Giannopolo for a list of local music retailers.