Upgrading mouthpieces and ligatures is the easiest way to get a better sound without buying a whole new instrument. 

Clarinets:

 Box of Van Doren or Royal reeds ( 6th- Size 2.5, 7th/8th- 3.0, HS 3.5)

 Cork Grease, silk swab, thumb rest, mouthpiece patches

Mouthpieces: Van Doren B45, Van Doren 5RV Lyre, Clark Fobes Debut

Ligatures: Luyben, Rovner Dark or Mark III, Van Doren Optimum Series

Alto/Tenor Sax:

Box of Van Doren or Royal reeds (6th- Size 2.5, 7th/8th- 3.0, HS 3.5)

Cork Grease, silk swab, mouthpiece patches, Protech neckstrap

Mouthpieces: Yamaha 4C, Selmer C-star

Ligatures: Rovner Dark or Mark III

Trumpet: Valve oil(Blue Juice), slide grease, cleaning kit, mouthpiece brush

Mouthpiece: Bach 5C or 3C

Trombone/Baritone: Slide/valve oil, cleaning kit, mouthpiece brush

Mouthpieces: Bach 6.5 AL, Bach 5G, Schilke 51 (all small bore)

Tuba: valve oil, slide grease, cleaning kit, mouthpiece brush

Mouthpiece: Conn Helleburg, Schilke 66

Percussion: Any rubber/yarn marimba or vibraphone mallets (soft, medium, and hard), Vic Firth 5A or 5B snare sticks, stick bag, practice pad

All Band Students: folding music stand, Korg metronome/tuner (TM50), Band Mate Pro App for iphone/android

Instrument Upgrades

Flute: Yamaha 381 Series Intermediate, Gemeinhardt 3SH Intermediate

Clarinet: Buffet E-11 or E-12 Intermediate, Yamaha YCL-450, Jupiter 1100S

Trumpet: Jupiter Performance Series, Bach Strad, Yamaha 4335GS

Trombone: Yamaha 448-G, Bach TB200; 

Other instruments by request 

*please ask for recommendations before buying any instruments. 

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