Your Instrument

If you are a cello or bass player, you need to have a cello or bass at your home for daily practice. Please be sure your home cello is the same size as your school cello.

Cello and Bass Players will need to bring your home instrument for to school for concerts. Students will be assigned a school instrument to use during class.

If your instrument is out of tune, Quinlan and Fabish offers "drive-up" no-contact tuning. Be sure to check their store hours before you go.

If you are a violin or viola player, you wil bring your instrument back and forth between home and school. It is EXTREMELY important that you remember to bring your instrument to school on the days you have orchestra class. I recommend placing it by the door where you will exit your home the night before.

3 Ring Binder

Students will need a 3 ring binder (1.0-1.5 " size) to contain all orchestra materials, method book, and sheet music. Binders should always be brought to orchestra class and will need to go home as well.

3 Ring Binder Pencil Pouch and supplies

Each student will need to place a 3 ring binder PENCIL POUCH inside their 3 ring binder.

Inside each pencil pouch, students will need to have a PENCIL, TUNER and ROSIN.

Rosin

Cello and Bass players will need to place their rosin in the 3 ring binder pouch. Violin and Viola players may keep their rosin in their instument case.

There will not be any "shared" or "classroom" rosin available for use.

Shoulder Rest

Violin and Viola players will need to bring their shoulder rests to class each day. Shoulder rests will also need to go home as well. I recommend either a shoulder rest bag (Link HERE) or a pencil pouch attached with a carabiner hook to the case to keep the shoulder rest from being lost or left on the bus.

Reading Book

Students should always have a book to read with them when we have class at Discovery.

Orchestra Book

You will need to have your own copy of the book we will use for orchestra class. This book is called A Scale in Time. Be sure the book you purchase is for your instrument.

We will begin using this book on Tuesday, September 6th.

This book will be placed into your 3 ring binder and will travel between school and home.

LINK for Violin Book

LINK for Viola Book

LINK for Cello Book

LINK for Bass Book

Tuner

Each student will need their own tuner.

Please purchase a SNARK ST-8 tuner. (Link HERE)

Each student will keep their tuner in the pencil pouch inside of their 3 ring binder. The tuner will need to travel between school and home.