Required Materials
In addition to their instruments, students should come to each rehearsal and lesson with:

1) An instrument identification tag
2) A one-inch three-ring binder with view front and at least 25 sheet protectors
3) A hole-punched pencil case in which to keep a dedicated Band PENCIL and HIGHLIGHTER
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
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*Students should have their own music stands for home practice.*

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Flute
A cleaning rod and cloth (an old, clean t-shirt about four inches by four inches works best.)
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Clarinet/Saxophone

• A tube of cork grease (the most inexpensive brand will work well.)
• Four clean, unchipped reeds, strength 2 1/2 or 3. (Reeds are significantly less expensive when purchased by the box, rather than individually.)
  • Hemke and Vandoren brands are recommended for Saxophone.  
  • Mitchell Lurie and Vandoren brand reeds are recommended for Clarinet.
• A reed case for storage when reeds are not in use (D'Addario Reed Gard is a good, inexpensive case.)
• A clarinet or saxophone swab is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL to keep the instrument in good working order. A silk swab is recommended.

Trumpet

• A bottle of valve oil (Al Cass brand is recommended.)
• A container of tuning slide grease (Schilke brand slide grease is recommended.)
• A cleaning snake, valve brush, and mouthpiece brush (may be purchased as part of a Trumpet Cleaning Kit)

Trombone

• Superslick Slick-It Trombone Kit (includes slide cream, liquid slide treatment, and spray bottle) 

• A container of tuning slide grease (Schilke brand slide grease is recommended.)

• A cleaning snake and mouthpiece brush (may be purchased as part of a Trombone Cleaning Kit)

Percussion

• Bell Kit. This includes a glockenspiel, practice pad, drum sticks, and bell/xylophone mallets. The kit is kept at home for individual practice.
• Stick Bag. The sticks and mallets from the percussion kit are kept in this bag and transported to and from classes and rehearsals. The bag should be clearly labeled with the student's name.