***  ONE BOX OF KLEENEX  ***

Textbook (available for purchase from any music store):

               Essential Elements Book 1

            Foundations for Superior Performance

Supplies needed daily and subject to inspection for grade

               •2 inch, 3-ring binder [with name on it]
               •Page Protectors [minimum of 20]
               •Name Tag on instrument case/name on all sticks
               •LOTS Pencils/Mechanical Pencils in a pencil case
               •Metronome/Tuner with Korg CM100 contact microphone pickup or 
                     Peterson TP Clip-on Tuning pickup

In addition, each student must also have the following for their instrument:

FLUTE                     cleaning rod and handkerchief


CLARINET             Miminum qty. of 4 Vandoren reeds [3 or 3.5] 
                                * Reeds with cracks or chips are not acceptable! 
                                5RV Lyre Mouthpiece, silk swab, reed guard case,

SAXOPHONE       Miminum qty. of 4 Vandoren reeds [3 or 3.5] 
                                * Reeds with cracks or chips are not acceptable! 
                                “C Star” or Rousseau Mouthpiece, silk swab, reed guard case


OBOE/BASSOON  3 “Medium Strength” working reeds 
                                * Reeds with cracks or chips are not acceptable!
                                 reed case, silk swab, water container


BRASS                   BERP, valve oil, slide grease, polishing cloth
                                brush to clean mouthpiece and valves.


PERCUSSION          Stick Bag  - NAME ON ALL STICKS AND MALLETS!
                                Gauger #15, or #17
                                Balter 10 [hard plastic mallets]
                                Balter 05 [green rubber mallets]
                                Balter 13 [blue yarn mallets]
                                Firth T3 Staccatto Timpani Mallets
                                Ralph Hardimon Corpmaster Marching Snare Sticks