Percussion: Each student will need their own pair of drumsticks. The preferred stick type is the Vic Firth America 2b classic stick. Students playing bass drum and quads will aslo need their own pair of snare drum sticks for lessons and concert band.
Snare drum sticks: Each student will need their own pair of drumsticks. The preferred stick type is the Vic Firth America 2b classic stick.
Bass drum mallets: Students playing bass drum will have mallets provided by the marching band.
Quad Mallets: Students playing quads will have mallets provided by the marching band.
Lyres and marching folios need for marching band
Flute marching folio: Get the one that attaches to your arm. It looks like this.
Available at local music stores and online. Search amazon using flip folder flute.
Clarinet lyre and marching folio: You will need a lyre that attaches to your instrument to hold the folio. The marching flip folder you need looks like the one below.
Available at local music stores and online. Search Amazon using:
• clarinet lyre
• Starfavor Flip Folder for Marching Band
Alto sax marching folio: You will need a lyre that attaches to your instrument to
hold the folio. The marching flip folder you need looks like the one below.
Available at local music stores and online.
Search Amazon using:
- American plating 517 lyre
- Starfavor Flip Folder for Marching
Band
*If you are using a school instrument, check your case first to see if a lyre was included.
Trumpet marching folio: You will need a lyre that attached to your instrument to
hold the folio. Most attach to the 3rd valve slide ring for your left hand. However, if
your slide ring cannot be removed you will need to get on that clamps onto your
instrument. If you purchase one of the first two pictured you will need a folio like
the one on the 4th picture.
Available at local music stores and online.
Search Amazon using:
- trumpet lyre #1
- trumpet lyre #2
- Starfavor Flip Folder for
Marching Band - trumpet lyre #4
*If you are using a school instrument, check your case first to see if a lyre was included.
French horn marching folio: You only need to purchase the marching flip folio.
Available at local music stores and online. Search Amazon using Starfavor Flip Folder for Marching Band.
Trombone marching folio: You will need a lyre that attaches to your instrument to hold the folio. Either one pictured below will be acceptable. The marching flip folder you need looks like the one below. The one on the right is a folio and lyre combined.
Available at local music stores and online.
- Lyre and folio combine, search Amazon using Trombone Lyre, with 8 Double-Sided Flip Folio Folder
- Lyre only search Amazon APM Trombone Lyre, Nickel
- Folio only search Amazon using Starfavor Flip Folder for
Marching Band.
Baritone marching folio: The marching flip folder you need looks like the one below.
Available at local music stores and online. Search Amazon using Starfavor Flip Folder for Marching Band
Sousaphone marching folio: The marching flip folder you need looks like the one below.
Available at local music stores and online. Search Amazon using Starfavor Flip Folder for Marching Band
Rehearsal Schedule – Every Monday & Thursday at 7:15 A.M. when school is in session.
(Click this link to see pictures of what the lyre and folio look like for each instrument.) These items can be purchased at most local music stores, online music stores or on Amazon.)
Band students (this includes the color guard) must wear sneakers for rehearsals. Students cannot wear flip flops, sandals, or crocks. Closed toe shoes with a full back are required. Your child must have the appropriate footwear in order to participate.