Band Instrument Care
With proper care you can have many years of trouble free enjoyment from your instrument. You should perform maintenance on your
instrument on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. Some maintenance can be done by you and some left only to trained professionals. If you
have any questions, please ask Mrs. Juhl or Mr. Manley.
To kick-off instrument care week, Mrs. Juhl will E-mail a link to the parent list. Please follow the link to the instrument care section of her
website. Once on the site, read the information and watch the video(s) pertaining to your specific instrument. Then, during your next lesson
time, be prepared to demonstrate the proper cleaning of & basic maintenance for your instrument.
Alternative Assignment: If you prefer, you may submit a technology-based presentation instead of a live demonstration. Some ideas are:
a video made with iMovie or Windows MovieMaker, a PowerPoint or Prezi with photos and written information, a demo using Explain
Everything or Doceri, or ????. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination and technical know-how.
Regardless of whether you do your presentation live or via technology, you need to include the following learning targets:
WOODWIND PLAYERS
 I can show how to properly swab my instrument.
 I can show how to care for the joints.
 I can demonstrate proper reed care (clarinets/saxophones) or head joint calibration (flutes).
 My instrument case is labeled with my first and last name.
BRASS PLAYERS (Not French Horn)
 My valves are properly oiled (trumpet/baritone/tuba) or slide properly greased (trombone). They move freely without sticking.
 I can describe or show how to give my instrument a bath—disassembly and reassembly.
 I can describe or show how to give my instrument a bath—mouthpiece brush, valve brush, cleaning snake, and grease slides.
 My instrument case is labeled with my first and last name.
FRENCH HORN ONLY
 My rotors are properly oiled and can move freely without sticking.
 I can show how to clean off and re-grease my slides.
 I can show how to use my mouthpiece brush.
 My instrument case is labeled with my first and last name.
PERCUSSIONISTS
 I can describe or show how to change a drum head.
 I can describe or show how to tune a snare drum. (the order of loosening/tightening the lugs is especially important)
 I can locate the following items in the bandroom: snare drum, bass drum, timpani drums, bells, xylophone, suspended cymbals,
crash cymbals, tambourine, & triangle.
 My stick bag is labeled with my first and last name.
Cleaning Demonstration Rubric –Brass
Minimal – 1 point
Name: __________________________
Basic – 2 points
Proficient – 3 points
Advanced – 4 points
Learning Target:
My valves are properly
oiled
(trumpet/baritone/tuba)
or slide properly greased
(trombone). They move
freely without sticking.
Student does not have
valves oiled or slide
greased.
Student has valves oiled
or slide greased, but
they/it is still sticky.
Student has valves oiled
or slide greased. They
move freely without
sticking.
Demonstration shows
evidence of research
above and beyond the
requirements of the
project.
Learning Target:
I can describe or show
how to give my
instrument a bath—
disassembly and
reassembly.
Student does not describe
or show disassembly
and/or reassembly.
Student describes or
shows disassembly and
reassembly, but does so
with multiple errors.
Student describes or
shows disassembly and
reassembly with few or no
errors.
Demonstration shows
evidence of research
above and beyond the
requirements of the
project.
Learning Target:
I can describe or show
how to give my
instrument a bath—
mouthpiece brush, valve
brush, cleaning snake,
and grease slides.
Student describes or
shows the purpose for 0
or 1 item—mouthpiece
brush, valve brush,
cleaning snake, and slide
grease.
Student describes or
shows the purpose for 2
or 3 items—mouthpiece
brush, valve brush,
cleaning snake, and slide
grease.
Student describes or
shows the purpose for all
four items—mouthpiece
brush, valve brush,
cleaning snake, and slide
grease.
Demonstration shows
evidence of research
above and beyond the
requirements of the
project.
Learning Target:
My instrument case is
labeled with my first
and last name.
Student case is not
labeled or label is not
visible.
Student case is labeled
with first or last name,
but not both.
Student case is labeled
with first AND last name.
Student case is labeled
with first AND last name,
as well as with another
identifying marker (such
as a piece of bright cloth).
Total: ____ / 12
12/12 = 100% A+
11/12 = 92% A10/12 = 83% B
9/12 = 75% C
Demonstrations scoring 8 and
below need to be redone
8/12 = 67% D
7/12 = 58% F
6/12 = 50% F
5/12 = 42% F
4/12 = 33%
3/12 = 25%
2/12 = 17%
1/12 = 8%
0/12 = 0 %
F
F
F
F
F