CMS Band And Orchestra

Materials Needed for Band and Orchestra

NEW UPDATES! (8/11/16)

Materials needed for Band and Orchestra.

  1. Pencil
  2. Instrument
  3. Instrument specific supplies. See the band and orchestra handbooks for a more complete list of specific supplies for each instrument.
  4. Music Book(s), 2nd & 3rd year players, see the list below for the specific books. 1st year band students will need the Tradition of Excellence, Book One (Red Book), for their specific instrument. You can purchase your book when you rent your instrument. See the band and orchestra handbooks for a more complete list of specific supplies for each instrument

All Orchestra students
Essential Elements 2000 Books 1 and 2
2nd year Wood Winds and Brass
Tradition of Excellence, Book One – Red Book
Tradition of Excellence, Book Two – Blue Book
3rd year Wood Winds and Brass
Standard of Excellence, Book Two (Blue Book)
Foundations for Superior Performance
2nd & 3rd year Percussion
Standard or Tradition of Excellence, Book One – Red Book
Standard or Tradition of Excellence, Book Two – Blue Book
Fundamental Studies for Snare Drum
Percussionists will need a pair of drum sticks and bell/xylophone mallets. A stick bag is STRONGLY recommended. I like the Vic Firth SD1 general snare drum sticks and the Innovative Percussion F11 Bell/Xylo Mallets. Students may obtain these (as well as the Fundamental Studies snare drum book) through me.
Recommend Equipment
1. Wire Music stand for Home Practice.
2. Tuner*
3. Metronome*
*there are plenty of smart phone apps (free and pay) that can be used in place of an actual metronome and tuner.
Band Uniforms for Concerts
See the Band Handbook for the complete list of what each band will wear.