• All students will need Essential Elements Book 1 and a  music stand

     

    Oboe 

    Reeds (I recommend medium soft strength Eastman or Jones brand. These are required your child  will go through several of these throughout the year)

    Cleaning Swab

     

    Flute

    Cleaning Rod (typically comes with rented flute but double check)

    Flute Cleaning Cloth (can be purchased or even homemade from a piece of an old pillow case)

    Flute Gels (highly recommended but not required-- greatly helps with building good technique) 

     

    Clarinet

    Clarinet Cleaning Swab

    Cork Grease (typically comes with rentals but double check-- this is required and very cheap)

    Clarinet reeds (I recommend strength 2.5 and the brand either Rico or Vandoren Juno-- these are required, your student will go through several of these throughout the year)

    Clarinet reed case (recommended but not required) 

     

    Alto Saxophone

    Alto Saxophone Cleaning Swab

    ​Cork Grease (typically comes with rentals but double check-- this is required and very cheap)

    Alto saxophone reeds (I recommend strength 2.5 and the brand either Rico or Vandoren Juno-- these are required, your student will go through several of these throughout the year)

    Saxophone reed case (recommended but not required) 

     

    French Horn

    Synthetic rotary valve oil

    Synthetic tuning slide grease

    Mouthpiece brush

     

    Trumpet

    Valve Oil (I recommend the brand "Blue Juice" but others are fine as well-- typically comes with rentals but double check-- this is required)

    Tuning Slide Grease (I recommend the brand "Schilke" but it is not required-- I have some on hand if we need it throughout the year) 

    Mouthpiece Brush 

     

    Trombone

    Trombone cream (I recommend the brand "Superslick" but others are fine as well-- typically comes with rentals but double check-- this is required)

    Tuning Slide Grease (I recommend the brand "Schilke" but it is not required-- I have some on hand if we need it throughout the year) 

    Hickey’s Bone Bottle 

    Mouthpiece Brush 

     

    Baritone & Tuba 

    Valve Oil 

    Tuning Slide Grease 

    Mouthpiece Brush

     

    Percussion

    Junior Percussion Kit (comes with practice pad and bell set)

    Vic Firth SD 1 General Drumsticks (the percussion kit generally comes with sticks but double check-- either way I highly recommend these as they will be of higher quality)