Welcome Brass! This page will have information for Trumpets, French Horns, Trombones, Euphonium and Tubas.
Required Supplies for the Year 25-26:
Links below are our educator suggestions and linked for convenience. You are not limited to these choices.
All Students need the materials below as well as a 1 Inch, 3 Ring Binder along with a pencil pouch inside and at least 2 pencils at all times. If possible we suggest adding 5-10 sheet protectors. Packs of those can be shared amongst friends!
**these will be used all the way through your band experience to organize our music and materials
Trumpets: Rentals Available Through David French Music
1.) Cleaning Kit: Amazon Option OR David French Option
Please ensure you have valve oil and slide grease throughout the year!
2.) Book: Standard of Excellence Book 2 for Trumpet (Blue) new!
Sound Innovations Ensemble Development (Yellow) and
Rhythms and Beyond (students have these from last year if they are not new to their instrument)
French Horns: Rentals Available Through David French Music
1.) Cleaning Kit: Amazon Option OR David French Option
Please ensure you have Rotor Oil throughout the year!
2.) Standard of Excellence Book 2 for French Horn (Blue) new!
Sound Innovations Ensemble Development (Yellow) and
Rhythms and Beyond (students have these from last year if they are not new to their instrument)
Trombones: Rentals Available Through David French Music
1.) Cleaning Kit: Amazon Option OR David French Option
Please ensure you have Slide Grease throughout the year!
2.) Books: Standard of Excellence Book 2 for Trombone (Blue) new!
Sound Innovations Ensemble Development (Yellow) and
Rhythms and Beyond (students have these from last year if they are not new to their instrument)
Euphoniums: Rentals Available Through David French Music
1.) Cleaning Kit: Amazon Option OR David French Option
Please ensure you have valve oil and slide grease throughout the year!
2.) Books: Standard of Excellence Book 2 for Euphonium (Blue) new! We use Baritone/Euphonium in Bass Clef.
Sound Innovations Ensemble Development (Yellow) and
Rhythms and Beyond (students have these from last year if they are not new to their instrument)
Tubas: Rentals Available Through David French Music
1.) Cleaning Kit: Amazon Option OR David French Option
Please ensure you have valve oil and slide grease throughout the year!
2.) Books: Books: Standard of Excellence Book 2 for Tuba (Blue) new!
Sound Innovations Ensemble Development (Yellow) and
Rhythms and Beyond (students have these from last year if they are not new to their instrument)
HOW TO VIDEOS:
Watch before your first lessons and for review!
Trumpet Videos:
What's in the case?
How does it work?
How do I make a sound?
Building sound skills!
Trombone Videos:
Putting it together.
First sounds.
Using the slide.
Our first notes.
Horn Videos:
Holding the horn.
Your horn face.
First sounds on horn.
Getting the water out of your horn.
Euphonium Videos:
Assembling and holding.
Face and air.
First notes.
Building sound skills!
Tuba Videos:
How to care for and hold the tuba.
The tuba face.
How do I make a sound?
Building sound skills!