Morton Middle School Bands
1225 Tates Creek Road
Lexington, Ky.  40502
859-381-3533  ext. 2200

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Supplies & Equipment

6th Grade - Please bring one roll of paper towels

7th Grade - Please bring one roll of paper towels

8th grade - Please bring one box of tissues


All instrument cases must have a name tag!
 

FLUTE:  cleaning rod, cloth handkerchief

OBOE/BASSOON:  2 or more Jones medium reed , small cup to soak reeds, reed case, swab, cork grease

CLARINET3 or more Vandoren reeds (no Rico Reeds or plastic reeds), a reed guard (for four reeds), cloth swab, mouthpiece “mouse”, cork grease

SAXOPHONE3 or more Vandoren Reeds (no Rico reeds or plastic reeds), a reed guard (for four reeds), mouthpiece “mouse”, cork grease

TRUMPETFRENCH HORN,  BARITONE:  valve or rotor oil, slide grease, cleaning snake, mouthpiece cleaning brush

TROMBONE:  slide oil or “superslick”, cleaning “snake”, mouthpiece brush (If you have an F attachment - rotor oil)

PERCUSSION:  percussion kit including BELLS, 1 or more pair of Vic Firth - General (SD1),1 Pair of Blue rubber (or medium soft) Mallets (Balter, Vic Firth, Ludwig), stick bag,  practice pad & drum sticks.  Students must have a bell set at home for practice.

 

Optional Equipment that will really help a musician:

Tuner, metronome, music stand, small compact mirror and cleaning kits for instruments