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Recommended Instruments - Here are some recommendations. Try before you buy. The instrument that plays the best for you is not always the most expensive. These instruments are starting points.
Flutes
Oboes
Bb Clarinets
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Trumpets
French Horns
Trombones
Required Equipment:
All
As with all lyres, bring your instrument to the store to ensure the lyre fits as there are variences.
Trumpet Mutes
Harmon Mute Jazz
French Horn Mutes
Humes and Berg Straight Mute
Tom Crown Stop Mute
Trombone
Percussion
Recommended Accessories:
Apps:
Tonal Energy - Tuner/Metronome
Drill Book Next - Marching Band
Instruments - Fingering Charts
Mouthpieces: Mouthpieces are a combination of personal preference and playing style. Look for a mouthpiece that improves tone quality and ease of playing. To find this, the student must try the mouthpieces. Below are recommended brands and links to local vendors.
Clarinet: Vandoren
Saxophone: Selmer C*(classical), Meyer, Otto Link, Berg Larsen(jazz)
Trumpet: Bach 3C or 1C(no substitutions), Schilke 17 or above(classical), Schilke 17 or below, Marcinkiewicz or Warburton(jazz)
French Horn: Holton Farkas or Schilke
Trombone: Bach 7C, 6 1/2AL Schilke 47-50(classical), Bach 7C, 11C, Schilke 47-45(B cup), Marcinkiewicz
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