• Band students at Blaine High School should have access to the following things at HOME:

    •     a music stand

    •     a metronome/TUNER (Required for Concert Band Students)

    •     a quiet place to practice

    •     CDs, tapes, or live performances of quality music performed by professionals on the instrument they play. 

    Students need to know what their instrument IS CAPABLE OF sounding like before we expect them to work toward the creation of that sound.     

     

    Specific needs for each instrument: (*=Bare essentials)

    FLUTE

    *Cleaning rod and cloth; polishing rag; pads in decent shape; adjusted head joint.

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Polish cloth (Nickel/Silver type)

    •Floor stand (base & peg)

    CLARINET

    *6 good reeds that can be rotated; a reed holder; a mouthpiece cover; a swab.

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Floor stand (base & peg)

    •Cork grease (tube type)

    •Vandoren Reeds, 3+ at a time (strengths=3+)

    •VITO Reed Guard  (holds 4 reeds)

    •Cleaning Swab (linen/silk pull through type)

    •Ligature: ROVNER DARK (original)

    •Mouthpiece: Vandoren 2RV Lyre

    BASS CLARINET

    *6 good reeds that can be rotated; a reed holder; a mouthpiece cover; a swab.

    •Vandoren Reeds, 3+ at a time (strengths=2.5+)

    •Cork grease (tube type)

    •VITO Reed Guard  (holds 4 reeds)

    •Polish cloth (Nickel/Silver type)

    OBOE

    *4 good reeds that can be rotated; a silk swab; good private instruction.

    •Jones or Emerald brand Reed (medium only)

    •NO PLASTIC REEDS!  WOOD REEDS ONLY

    •Cleaning Swab (pull through type)

    •Cork grease (tube type)

    BASSOON

    *3 good reeds that can be rotated; a silk swab; good private instruction

    •Selmer or Emerald brand Reed, get 3 at a time (medium only)

    •NO PLASTIC REEDS!  WOOD REEDS ONLY

    •Cork grease for bocal (tube type)

    ALTO/TENOR/BARI SAX

    *6 good reeds that can be rotated; a reed holder; a mouthpiece cover; a swab.

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Cork grease (tube type)

    •Vandoren Reeds, 3+ at a time (strengths=3+)

    •Should buy reeds by the box

    •VITO Reed Guard  (holds 4 reeds)

    •Mouthpiece: Selmer S80 – C Star

    •Mouthpiece cap guard

    •Neck Strap: Selmer Hyman

    •Padded Strap ok if desired (all black)

    TRUMPET

    *Straight mute and a cup mute; valve oil.

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Valve Oil: Al Cass “Fast” preferred

    •Stand: Konig & Meyer 3 leg

    •Yamaha Mouthpiece Brush

    •Polish Cloth: Ask whether Lacquer or Silver

    •Tuning Slide Grease: Selmer No. 2942

    •Mouthpiece: Bach 3C

    •Straight Mute: Thomas Crown (aluminum)

    •Cup Mute: Stone-lined (red & white)

    HORN

    *Rotary valve oil, a mouthpiece if they rent a horn; a horn mute; good private instruction.

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Mouthpiece Brush

    •Polish Cloth: Ask whether Lacquer or Silver

    •Tuning Slide Grease: Selmer No. 2942

    TROMBONE

    *Straight mute; slide lubricant; water spray-bottle.

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Trigger Valve Oil: Al Cass “Fast” preferred

    •Stand: Hamilton Trombone Stand

    •Yamaha Mouthpiece Brush

    •Polish Cloth: Ask whether Lacquer or Silver

    •Tuning Slide Grease: Selmer No. 2942

    •Main Slide: Conn FORMULA 3 slide kit

    •Mouthpiece: Bach 6.5 AL or Yamaha 48 (ask about Large Shank, the step up horns use a larger shank mouthpiece)

    EUPHONIUM/BARITONE

    •Instrument Care/Clean Kit

    •Valve Oil: Al Cass “Fast” preferred

    •Yamaha Mouthpiece Brush

    •Polish Cloth: Ask whether Lacquer or Silver

    •Tuning Slide Grease: Selmer No. 2942

    •Mouthpiece: Bach 6.5 AL (ask about Large Shank, the step up horns use a larger shank mouthpiece)

    •A mouthpiece; a school instrument at home.

    TUBA

    *Valve Oil: Ask if piston or rotary valves

         Piston: Al Cass “FAST” preferred

         Rotary: Jo-Ral Rotary

    •Yamaha Mouthpiece Brush

    •Polish Cloth: Ask whether Lacquer or Silver

    •Tuning Slide Grease: Selmer No. 2942

    •Mouthpiece: Conn (UMI) Heleberg

    •A mouthpiece; a school instrument at home.

    PERCUSSION

    *Stick Bag: Zildjan or Vic Firth canvas zipper bag containing at least the following:

                Timp sticks, snare sticks, and a green pair of rubber mallets for mallet instruments

                (this is considered your instrument/equipment you must bring to class every day!!)

    •Snare Sticks: Vic Firth Boleros (concert)

    •Xylophone Mallets: Vic Firth M-130

    •Marimba Mallets: Innovative Percussion IP802

    •Timpani Mallets: Innovative CT-3

    •Pitch Pipe: “The Master Key” (red box)