| 7th-Grade Band |
| Necessary Materials-Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion - 1" binder, white, w/ a clear view cover - page savers (lots of them!) - Standard of Excellence, Book II - Metronome/tuner - highly recommended to keep in your case (in stock at Music & Arts) SmartMusic 10 practice/assessment software for your home PC. This is our primary mode of assessment Clarinets & Saxophones Minimum of 4 reeds in your rotation, purchase by the box - Mitchell Lurie or Vandoren Reedguard (for 4 reeds) - Clarinets, if the one that holds 4 doesn't fit in your case, buy two of the ones that hold 2. Brass Cleaning kit with a snake, mouthpiece brush, valve casing brush (trumpets only). Trumpets-tuning slide grease, valve oil. Trombones - tuning slide grease, slide cream and water sprayer. Percussion Each percussionist is responsible for providing their own supply of necessary sticks, mallets and a stick bag. Pro-Mark now markets a set that will fulfill this requirement for far less than purchasing each item separately. The kit contains pairs of: sticks, timpani mallets, marimba mallets (medium yarn w/ birch handles), medium acrylic bell mallets. The price on the order form includes tax. Each student will also need to purchase: - Metronome (ALWAYS practice with a metronome!!) No instruments the first day of school!! |
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