2020-2021 Orchestra Supply List - Czapla

Violin/ BEGINNER Students: (wait to purchase after week 1 class instrument demonstrations) Materials: 1. Instrument (please don’t buy an instrument before school starts) 2. Shoulder rest- same size as instrument 3. Rosin 4. Cleaning cloth 5. Essential Elements for Strings Book 1 /viola (orange book)

Cello/ BEGINNER Students: (wait to purchase after week 1 class instrument demonstrations) Materials: 1. Instrument (please don’t buy an instrument before school starts) 2. Rock stop • : rock stop with strap • Doubles basses: rock stop shaped like a hockey puck 3. Rosin 4. Cleaning cloth 5. Essential Elements for Strings Book 1 /double bass (orange book)

Returning Orchestra Students (Non-Beginners): Music Materials: 1. Instrument 2. Shoulder rest OR rock stop • Violin/Viola shoulder rest- same size as instrument • Cellos: rock stop with strap • Double basses: rock stop shaped like a hockey puck 3. Rosin 4. Cleaning cloth 5. Essential Elements Book 1 (orange) AND Essential Elements Book 2 (purple) – 2nd year students • Essential Elements Book 2 (purple) – 3rd year students only Regular School Materials: 6. 1 inch binder for orchestra (separate from other school subjects) 7. 5 tab dividers 8. Notebook paper 9. Pencils 10. Page protectors

***Returning Students: If you have kept your materials in good shape, you can recycle them this year***

***Optional, but highly recommended: music stand***

Musical items can be purchased at these places or websites: Olivas Music Music supply websites 1320 N. Zaragosa Rd. Amazon (use with caution!!!) El Paso, TX 79936 www.sharmusic.com (915) 858-6700 www.swstrings.com www.sheetmusicplus.com MORE ON BACK School Supply Info Continued: • Please do NOT buy an instrument online, at a store or anywhere else before asking Ms. Czapla because a good deal on an instrument does not mean good quality (say NO to instruments sold on Amazon, Ebay, Letgo, Guitar Center, pawn shops, downtown, etc.) • Beginner classes wait to purchase orchestra school supplies until Ms. Czapla has gone through the instrument demonstrations. Ms. Czapla needs to have a balanced ensemble. She cannot have 50 violin players and 1 bass. • School rental priority is given to cello and bass students and students who have free school lunch. Violin and viola students (including returning students) need to be prepared to rent from the music store. Ms. Czapla does NOT have enough school and for every upper string student. • It is recommended that students rent instruments for the first couple of years. As they get older and more serious about playing, that is the time to invest in a long-term, quality instrument.