6th Grade Band

Use the Remind App to get information about your band class.

The 6th grade code is @rhms6t.

New students will need to have a reliable instrument every day for online instruction. I am working with two music companies that can provide rentals, repair services, and supplies for your child’s instrument (Hill’s Music Shoppe and Music & Arts Centers). Please remember---students are not allowed to start percussion as a beginner.

You may choose from the following instruments:

Woodwind Family

Flute, Clarinet, or Alto Saxophone

Brass Family

Trumpet or Trombone

Music & Arts Centers— https://www.musicarts.com/ or 919-402-9270

Hill’s Music Shoppe--https://www.hillsmusicshoppe.com/ or 252-492-4116

Students will need the following items for band class:

1. Essential Elements for Band, Book 1. Make sure to purchase the book for your instrument. (This is used every day in class.)

2. Folding music stand (or something at home that will hold a method book/music.)

3. If you play the flute, you will need a polish cloth to clean fingerprints off the instrument, a small brush to remove dust from keys, and a small cloth to clean the inside with your flute rod.

4. If you play the clarinet or alto saxophone, you will need at least three good reeds at all times, cork grease, a small brush to remove dust from keys, and a swab to clean saliva from your instrument. Alto saxophone players also need a neck strap and a polish cloth.

5. If you play the trumpet or trombone, you will need to have valve oil, slide oil/slide grease, and a polish cloth to clean fingerprints from your instrument.