• Essential Elements for Band book 1
• Music Stand
• Swab for cleaning the inside of the instrument.

Oboe

• Essential Elements for Band book 1
• Reeds-- These are consumable and will need to be purchased throughout the year.   For high quality reeds, I recommend purchasing a "Charles Student Oboe Reed" at https://charlesmusic.com/shop/charles-student-oboe-reed/.   Start with the "medium soft" strength.   I recommend starting with at least 3 reeds since they do break easily.   Students should always have at least 2 working reeds at each lesson.
• Music Stand
• Swab for cleaning the inside of the instrument.

Clarinet and Alto Saxophone

• Essential Elements for Band book 1
• Music Stand
• Reeds - These are consumable and will be purchased throughout the year.  You should start by purchasing 10 RICO brand reeds strength 2.5  (Since reeds break frequently, I ask students to always have 3 good reeds at each lesson/rehearsal.)
• Swab for cleaning the inside of the instrument

Trumpet, French Horn, and Baritone/Euphonium

• Essential Elements for Band book 1
• Music Stand

Please note that students who play the baritone/euphonium will be able to use a school owned instrument at school, but you will need to rent an instrument for at home practice and learning.  Please rent a full size baritone/euphonium.

Trombone

• Essential Elements for Band book 1
• Music Stand
• Slide-o-Mix Rapid Comfort

Note: All students playing brass instruments (trumpet, French Horn, trombone, baritone/euphonium) will also need a small container of petroleum jelly for greasing the slides of the instrument and a rag.   These cannot be purchased along with the rental and are not necessary for the first lesson.  Petroleum jelly can be purchased at supermarkets or pharmacies and a rag can simply be brought in from home.   

Recommended but not required for all woodwind and brass instruments: metronome/tuner.  (Korg TM60 tuner/metronome combo recommended)  Can be purchased from most music stores, at https://www.shopnemc.com/category/ves, or at Amazon.  

Percussion

Percussion students will need to rent a "bell kit" that includes bells, a drum pad, mallets, and sticks as well as a stand for the bells and drum pad.

• Essential Elements for Band book 1
• A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum by Mark Wessels
• Metronome (Korg MA-2 recommended)
• Music Stand