In addition to having your instrument and music for each class, the following items are required:
Cassette Tape Recorders.
From time to time students will be required to submit cassette recordings. A portable cassette tape
recorder will be necessary.
Metronome.
For all assigned cassette recording assignments and video testing students will be instructed to
prepare and perform the scales or musical excerpts at a specified speed. This requires the use of a
metronome. This item should be a standard practice tool used all of the time. A credit card size
metronome, such as the Seiko Model DM-20 is fine. It normally sells for about $25.
Instruments and Supplies.
Instruments must be in good playing condition. Brass players must have mouthpiece, mute(s) when
needed, valve oil and pencils. Woodwind players must have playable reeds, mouthpiece, ligature, and
pencils. Not having a reed is not an acceptable excuse for not participating. Buying reeds by the
box is a better choice economically and a fresh box should be purchased before getting to the last
one in the box. Percussionists must have proper sticks and/or mallets and pencils. Brass players
requiring mutes should have those mutes in every rehearsal. Mutes should be purchased and stored in
instrument lockers so that they are available when needed.
Percussionists will be required to provide their own stick bag stocked with necessary sticks,
mallets, beaters, tuning fork, etc. Every attempt will be made to rotate part assignments in concert
preparation. We don't have "drummers" and "mallet players." All percussionists are "total
percussionists" learning the skills to play all instruments in the section. The prescribed list of
items to be stocked in the stick bag will be distributed. Just like all other instruments in the
band, percussionists should use their own sticks and mallets so as to become familiar with the
consistent feel of their equipment. Sharing is not appropriate.
