Whether you purchase or rent an instrument for your child, please consider purchasing your own mouthpiece (and ligature for reed instruments). For a reasonable investment in these items, you will see a marked improvement in the quality of your child’s sound and the ease with which they play. These accessories may be purchased at the stores listed on our Instruments page.
Saxophones
Mouthpiece (Classical): Selmer C or (more expensive) Larry Teal Model or (less expensive) Hite Premiere
Mouthpiece (Jazz): Meyer 5m or (more expensive) Morgan 5 Excalibur Series
Ligature: Rovner Regular; material-leather-like (NOT light or Eddie Daniels Model), or Bonade Inverted; material-metal
Reeds: Vandoren 2.5 or stronger (avoid Rico and Lavoz)
Clarinets
Mouthpiece: Vandoren B45
Ligature: Bonade Inverted; material-metal
Reeds: Vandoren or Mitchell Lurie 2.5 or stronger (avoid Rico and Lavoz)
Trumpet
Mouthpiece: Bach 7c
Trombone or Euphonium (Baritone)
Mouthpiece: Bach 6 1/2 AL
Percussion
Snare Drum Sticks: Vic Firth SD1 Generals
Snare Drum Practice Pad: Remo Practice Pad – 0.8″, Tunable
Xylophone/Bell Mallets: Balter Unwound Rattan – X heavy 1 1/8″ Phenolic (10R)
Marimba/Vibes Mallets: Deschler All Purpose Blue Yarn / Rattan Handles
Stick Bag: Zildjian Stick Bag – Basic (T3255)
Please legibly mark your child’s name on each item with permanent ink (sharpie)!!
Kenmore Middle School Bands 