Suggested Equipment
Instruments
Most instruments purchased or rented through a company are beginner quality instruments. They’re designed to take a beating and continue offering an acceptable quality instrument for the student to use. As musicians grow parents should upgrade to an intermediate or professional quality instrument which will allow the student to grow musically - beginner instruments have limitations which can cause frustration on the player and even convince a student they aren’t as good as they really are!
Woodwinds
Flute - Intermediate - Yamaha 300 Series, Trevor James Privilege, Pearl Quantz 665
- Professional - Trevor James Virtuoso, Pearl Quantz 765
Clarinet - Intermediate - Buffet E12
- Professional - Buffet R13
Alto Saxophone - Intermediate - Yamaha 480
- Professional - Yamaha Custom Z or Selmer AS42
Tenor Saxophone - Typically provided by West Clermont.
- Yamaha YTS-62III Recommended
Baritone Saxophone - Typically provided by West Clermont.
- Yamaha YBS-62 Recommended
Bassoon - Fox 41
Oboe - Fox 330
Woodwind Mouthpieces
Clarinet - VanDoren M15 /w Bonade Inverted Ligature (add on)
Clarinet Reeds - Vandoren Blue Box - 3 or 3.5 Strength
Bass Clarinet - J&D Hite or Clark Fobes.
Alto Sax - VanDoren Optimum AL3 /w Optimum Ligature (add on)
Tenor Sax - VanDoren Optimum TL3 /w Optimum Ligature (add on)
Bari Sax - VanDoren Optimum BL3 /w Optimum Ligature (add on)
All Saxophone Reeds - Vandoren Blue Box 3 Strength
Oboe & Bassoon Reeds should be purchased through doubleornothingreeds.com
Brass
Trumpet - Intermediate - Bach TR200 or Yamaha YTR 4335
- Professional - Bach Stradivarius 37 or Yamaha Xeno
French Horn - Typically Provided by West Clermont
- Hans Hoyer 6802 Recommended
Trombone - Intermediate - Bach TB200 or Yamaha YSL-446GC or Blessing BTB-88-O
- Professional - Bach 42 Series or Yamaha Xeno
Euphonium - Typically Provided by West Clermont
- Yamaha 842 Series Recommended
Tuba - Typically Provided by West Clermont
- Miraphone 1291 Recommended
Brass Mouthpieces
Trumpet - Bach 3c
French Horn - Laskey Protege
Mellophone - IYM (Provided by the school)
Trombone - Bach 5g
Euphonium - Schilke 51d
Marching Baritone - Denis Wick SM3
Tuba - Conn Hellberg 120