Instrument Supplies

WOOdWinds

Flute:

  • Cleaning rod and silk swab or cleaning cloth for interior of flute

  • Silver polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand

Oboe:

  • Soft or Medium Soft reeds- 2 or more

  • Silk cleaning swab

  • Cork grease

  • Folding music stand

Clarinet

  • A box of #2 strength clarinet reeds

  • Silk cleaning swab

  • Cork grease

  • Mouthpiece brush

  • Folding Music Stand

Alto Saxophone

  • A box of #2 strength reeds

  • Neck strap

  • Cleaning swab or pad saver

  • Cork grease

  • Mouthpiece brush

  • Lacquer polishing cloth

  • Folding Music Stand

Brass

Trumpet/Cornet

  • Valve Oil

  • Tuning Slide grease

  • Mouthpiece brush

  • Lacquer or silver polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand


Trombone

  • Slide oil

  • Tuning slide grease

  • Mouthpiece brush

  • Lacquer or silver polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand


Baritone

  • Valve oil

  • Tuning slide grease

  • Mouthpiece brush

  • Lacquer or silver polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand


Strings

Violin

  • Shoulder rest or shoulder rest sponge

  • Rosin (dark if possible)

  • Snark ST-2 multi-instrument chromatic tuner (current model)

  • Polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand


Viola

  • Shoulder rest or shoulder rest sponge

  • Rosin (dark if possible)

  • Snark ST-2 multi-instrument chromatic tuner (current model)

  • Polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand


Cello

  • Cello endpin stop or rockstop

  • Rosin (dark if possible)

  • Snark ST-2 multi-instrument chromatic tuner (current model)

  • Polishing cloth

  • Folding music stand



Percussion

  • Percussion instruction begins in grade 5 after one year of successful instrumental music classes or one or more years of piano study.

  • Snare drum sticks: Vic Firth American Classic 5AN nylon tip drumsticks, or similar nylon tipped sticks.

  • Drum stick/mallet bag

  • Practice pad 7-12 inches like Remo Tunable 8" or Evans RealFeel or similar