Every Musician
Korg TM50 Tuner w/ Contact Mic (recommended)
Folding Wire Music Stand (for at-home practice)
Lyer & Flip Folder (high school)
Flute
GEM Flute Silk Swab
Cleaning Kit
Thumbport
Oboe
Cork Grease
Singin’ Dog Reed Soaker Cup & Clip
Oboe Reed Case
3 medium-soft, hand-made oboe reeds
Clarinet
Mouthpiece:
Beginner: Premiere by Hite, Pyne Polycrystal
Intermediate: Vandoren 5RVLyre, or Vandoren B45, or B46
Advanced: Rico Reserve, Vandoren M30, or M15, Vandoren Masters
mouthpieces (CL4 or CL5)
Ligatures:
Beginner: Bonade
Intermediate: Luyben, Rovner
Advanced: Vandoren Optimum or Vandoren M/O
Reeds:
Beginners: Mitchell Lurie or Vandoren Traditional (2 1/2 strength)
Intermediate/Advanced: Vandoren V12, Rico Reserve (3.5 or 4 strength)
BG Mouthpiece Patches
Cleaning Kit
Thumb-Eez Thumb Rest for clarinet
Cork Grease
LaVoz Reedguard IV for Clarinet
Saxophone
Mouthpieces:
Classical: Alto Saxophone
Selmer C*, Vandoren Optimum AL3, or AL4, Vandoren V5 A28, Rousseau 4R
Jazz: Alto Saxophone
Meyer Rubber 5M, 6M, 7M, or Meyer G, Morgan 7M, Selmer E or F, Vandoren V16 A5, A6, or A7, or Java A35
Classical: Tenor Saxophone
Selmer C*, Vandoren Optimum TL3 or TL4, Vandoren V5 T20, Rousseau 5R
Jazz: Tenor Saxophone
Otto Link 6*, 7, 7*, 8 or the ""New Vintage", Berg Larsen 100/0, 105/0, 110/0 or higher, Morgan 7M, Vandoren T45, T55, T75
Ligatures:
Rovner, Vandoren Optimum, Selmer
Reeds:
Classical: Vandoren Traditional, Vandoren V12, Rico Reserve, Hemke (3-3.5 strength)
Jazz: Vandoren Traditional, Java, ZZ, Rico Select Jazz Unfiled, Lavoz, Rico Royal (3-3.5 strength)
Neo-Tech Soft Saxophone Neck Strap
LaVoz Reedguard IV for Sax
Cork Grease
Sax Silk Drop Swab
Runyon Mouthpiece Saver (Bite Pads)
Trumpet
P.E.T.E. from Warburton
Morgan Bumper Company (www.morganbumper.com) (students w/ braces)
Cleaning Kit
Buzz Extension & Resistance Piece (BERP) Size #3 for Trumpet
Yamaha Valve Oil
Bach Tuning Slide/Cork Grease
French Horn
P.E.T.E. from Warburton
Mouthpiece: Schilke Model 29
Morgan Bumper Company (www.morganbumper.com) (students w/ braces)
Cleaning Kit
Buzz Extension & Resistance Piece (BERP) Size #1 for French Horn
Yamaha Valve Oil
Bach Tuning Slide/Cork Grease
Trombone/Baritone
P.E.T.E. from Warburton
Mouthpiece: Bach 6.5 AL Large-Shank Trombone/Euphonium
Morgan Bumper Company (www.morganbumper.com) (students w/ braces)
Cleaning Kit
Buzz Extension & Resistance Piece (BERP) Size #5 for Trombone
Yamaha Slide Oil
Bach Tuning Slide/Cork Grease
Tuba
P.E.T.E. from Warburton
Mouthpiece: Conn Helleberg 120S
Morgan Bumper Company (www.morganbumper.com) (students w/ braces)
Cleaning Kit
Buzz Extension & Resistance Piece (BERP) Size #6 for Tuba
Yamaha Valve Oil
Bach Tuning Slide/Cork Grease
Percussion
Stick Bag :
Pick one, either basic for now, or fancy to last you through college
Vic Firth: Basic Stick Bag (BSB), Stick Bag (SBAG2), or Concert Keyboard Bag (CKBAG)
Snare Drum Sticks :
One pair good quality concert style sticks
Vic Firth SD1 General
One pair drumset sticks
Vic Firth, 7A size, or Steve Jordan Signature
One pair of wire brushes (jazz band only)
Vic Firth Jazz, Heritage, or Steve Gadd brush
One pair of timbale sticks
Vic Firth SAA (Alex Acuna-red)
Xylophone/Bell Mallets :
One pair hard plastic
Vic Firth – M155
One pair hard rubber practice mallet
Vic Firth – M131
Marimba Mallets :
Two pair medium yarn wound mallets, such as
Vic Firth – M203
Vibraphone Mallets :
Two pair medium cord wound mallets
Vic Firth – M25 or M36
Timpani Mallets : (towards end of year)
One pair general purpose mallet
Vic Firth – T1 - General