Band Supplies

For Band Camp & Rehearsals

• Light colored t-shirt 

• Black shorts

• Comfortable gym shoes and socks – absolutely NO flip-flops or sandals

• Baseball Cap (or hat that blocks sun)

• Water jug* (at least ½ gallon thermos is recommended to keep water cool) 

• Sunscreen (practice is held on open fields) 

• Coordinate Sheets

• Ultimate Drill Book (Section Leaders Only)

• Sunglasses 

For Football Games & Competitions

• Lyre (Instrument Specific)

• Flip Folder (Universal)

• Show shirt (one shirt provided with fees – extras are available for order)

• Black athletic-style shorts or pants (absolutely NO jeans or cargo style pants)

• Hair must be away from face, over ears and not touching collar of uniform (if at all possible hair should be worn in a high bun on top of head) 

• Plain black socks (crew length or longer)

• Super Drillmaster Shoes and Gloves (each student is responsible for having these with them on game/competition days) 

• *Note: The specific shoe listed above only applies NEW shoes purchases. Students who have other marching shoes do NOT have to buy new ones. This is only for NEW purchases in order to be more consistent across the board in the future. I have put links to the Band Shoppe above however, you may purchase them wherever you wish. 

6th Grade Band Supplies

Flute

• Soft polishing cloth

• Tuning rod

• Ed Sueta Band Method Book 1 (Brown Cover)

• Instrument

Clarinet & Saxophone

• Minimum of three reeds (Vandoren or Rico 2 ½-3 strength) for clarinets and saxophone 

• Reed guard

• Swab

• Ed Sueta Band Method Book 1 (Brown Cover)

• Instrument

Trumpet, French Horn, Baritone, & Tuba

• Valve oil 

• Soft polishing cloth

• Mouthpiece brush

• Cleaning snake

• Ed Sueta Band Method Book 1 (Brown Cover)

• Instrument (French horns, Baritones, and Tubas provided by the school; $100 rental fee per year)

Trombone

• Slide-O-Mix slide lubricant (Either black or red top)

• Soft polishing cloth

• Mouthpiece brush

• Cleaning snake

• Ed Sueta Band Method Book 1 (Brown Cover)

• Instrument

Percussion  

 Beginning Band Percussion

• Stick Bag

• SD1 General snare drum sticks

• Bell or xylophone mallets

• Practice pad

• Ed Sueta Band Method Book 1 (Brown Cover)

Concert and Symphonic Band Percussion

• SD1 General snare drum sticks

• Bell  or xylophone mallets

• Medium-hard marimba mallets 

• Stick bag in which to store sticks and mallets 

• T1 timpani mallets

• Practice pad