SIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEGINNING BAND
METHOD BOOK, SUPPLIES, AND RECOMMENDED INSTRUMENT LIST
METHOD BOOK:
Essential Elements Book I with accompaniment CD.
SUPPLIES:
Music stand for practice at home
Nametag attached to the instrument case handle (supplied by SMS)
INSTRUMENT
BRANDS
DESCRIPTION
Flute
(Open Hole
Preferred)
Yamaha
Armstrong
281/285 F
103 FC
MOUTHPIECE
Soft polishing cloth and tuning
rod
School-owned instrument:
$75.00 rental per school year
Oboe
SPECIAL REQUIRMENTS
Reed guard that holds 4 reeds,
swab, cane reeds
Vandoren 5RVL
Rovner or Bonade
Reverse Ligatures are
recommended
Reed guard that holds 4 reeds,
4 Rico reeds (Size 2 ½ ), silk
swab
Vandoreen VAL
mouthpiece
Rovner Ligatures are
recommended
Reed guard that holds 4 reeds,
4 Rico reeds (Size 2 ½ ), swab,
TR 200 or TR300
1501S
23 B/23BS
Bach 5C mouthpiece
is required
Mouthpiece brush, valve oil,
slide grease, snake, soft cloth
Yamaha
Conn
School-owned instrument:
$75.00 rental per school year
MDC mouthpiece
Mouthpiece brush, rotor oil,
slide grease, snake, soft cloth
Trombone
King
Yamaha
Bach
606
200
42 (with F attachment)
Baritone
(Euphonium) or
Tuba
Yamaha
School-owned instrument:
$75.00 rental per school year
Ludwig
Yamaha
MUSSER
Bell Kit w/ stand; REMO
tunable practice pad, Vic Firth
SD1, Bell Mallets
Ludwig Musser LEXYLO Xylo
Kit (2.5 octave wood bar
w/stand & pad
Yamaha
Buffet
Selmer
400 D or 200 P
E11
Soloists 312W
Yamaha
Selmer
Alto 26/202
Alto OM200L
Trumpet
Yamaha
King
Conn
French Horn
Clarinet
Alto and
Tenor Sax
Percussion
wooden
models are
preferred
Trombone—6 ½ AL
mouthpiece is
required
Euphonium—Schilke
51DR
Tuba—Size 18 or
Helleberg
N/A
Trombotine, spray bottle that
fits is case, tuning slide grease,
snake, cloth
Mouthpiece brush, valve oil,
slide grease, snake, soft cloth