Mabry 7th and 8th  Grade  Required Band Equipment

Flute

Flute rod with handkerchief for cleaning

Oboe and Bassoon 

2 Medium Soft or Medium cane reeds (Fox)  (no plastic please)

Reed case

Film Canister (or equivalent) for reed soaking

Seat Strap (bassoonists)

Clarinet

Suggested mouthpiece: Vandoren B45

Suggested ligature: Rovner

Three reeds with reed case/guard 

Vandoren # 2 ½ reeds (7th grade)

Vandoren # 3 reeds (8th grade) 

Saxophone

Suggested mouthpiece: Selmer C*

Suggested ligature: Rovner 

Three reeds with reed case/guard

Vandoren # 2 1/2 reeds (7th grade)

Vandoren #3 reeds (8th grade)

Trumpet

Suggested mouthpiece: Bach 5C or 3C

Cleaning/ Maintenance Kit:

Tom Crown Straight Mute

Horn

Suggested mouthpiece: Holton Farkas MDC

Cleaning/ Maintenance Kit:

Trombone

Suggested mouthpiece: Bach 61/2AL

Cleaning/ Maintenance Kit:

Slide Maintenance Kit (Conn)

Baritone

Suggested mouthpiece: Bach 6 1/2AL  

Cleaning/ Maintenance Kit:

Tuba

Suggested mouthpiece: Bach 18 or 24W

Cleaning/ Maintenance Kit:

Percussion

Vic Firth (or the equivalent) SD1 drumsticks,

Mike Balter (or the equivalent) medium yarn or cord mallets,

Vic Firth (or the equivalent) general timpani mallets,

timpani tuner, 

hard plastic xylophone mallets

stick bag to carry these supplies in.

ALL Students

Required Equipment:

7th Grade: Standard of Excellence Books One and Two

                        8th Grade Band: Standard of Excellence Book Two

Small Metronome

                        Pencils

                        Name Tag on Case

Suggested Equipment:

folding wire music stand (for home practice)

hand held tuner

 

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