BELTON ISD 6TH GRADE BEGINNING BAND 2013-14 TROMBONE Recommended Brands: King 606K/KG606 Holton T602/TR602 Yamaha YSL 354 Blessing B128 Bach TBSOL300 or TB301 Bundy 1523 Eastman ETB310 Items Required (from music store):

1. Bach/Benge 6 ½ Al OR Schilke 47 Mouthpiece 2. Care Kit: Slide oil OR Trombotine (this is the preferred method of slide lubricant), tuning slide grease, cleaning coil, polishing cloth, mouthpiece brush 3. BERP Buzzing Extension for Trombone 4. Band BooksFor Lake Belton Middle School: Ed Sueta Band Method Book 1&2 5. Portable music stand - for home practice Other item required: 6. 1-inch 3-ring binder with student’s name on the outside In the yellow pages of the phone book, there are Music Instrument Dealers listed that can make new or used instruments available to you. Their rental plans are designed to give your child the opportunity to begin an instrument with only a minimal investment. Dealers may have differences in their lease-purchase plans. Shop carefully for the plan that best suits your needs. You can purchase or obtain an instrument from other sources. Please use this list as a guide and check mouthpieces. No students will be turned away from not having the “right brand”. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Flowers at Lake Belton Middle School if you have any questions on an instrument to purchase outside of a instrument music dealer. Remember, it’s the instrument condition and the mouthpiece, not always the age of the instrument that is important. Please do not let students play the instrument and/or mouthpieces before they have had instructions. This simple precaution is so that we can teach students the proper way to assemble and care for their instrument. Please help us help you protect your investment. Also, improper playing habits that are hard to fix may begin.