All students need the Tradition of Excellence book for their band level. Grades 5 and 6 use book one (red), 7th grade uses book 2 (blue), and 8th grade uses book three (green).
All students need a music stand or some other object to set their music on when practicing at home.
Flute: cleaning rod and cloth/silk swab
Oboe & Bassoon: at least 2 reeds at all times in a plastic reed case, cleaning swab (silk), cork grease
Clarinet & Saxophone: at least 4 reeds at all times in a plastic reed case, cork grease, cleaning swab (silk)
Valve Brass Instruments (trumpet, French horn, baritone, tuba): valve oil, slide grease, mutes
Trombone: slide cream & small water spray bottle OR slide oil, tuning slide grease, mutes
Percussion (Note: percussionists will play bells for their first year of band, whether they start in 5th, 6th, or 7th grade, in order to have this background): stick bag, 5A drum sticks, hard plastic mallets, medium general timpani mallets; + a bell and snare kit for practice at home