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    HARPOOL LONGHORN BAND

    Instrument Preferences

    2025-2026

    Flute                                                                                                                                     

    Yamaha YFL 362H or Similar

    Cleaning rod and swab

     

    Clarinet

    Yamaha YCL-400AD/450N OR Backun-iSeries

     

    D'Addario X0 (hard rubber) mouthpiece, silk swab, 1 box of D'Addario Reserve Classic #2 1/2 Reeds, cork grease

     

    Saxophone

    Yamaha YAS 480

    Selmer C* mouthpiece, Rovner or BG Ligature, D'Addario Reserve #2 1/2 Reeds, padded neck strap, swab

     

    Trumpet

    Shires  Bravo or i-Series

    Bach 5B Trumpet mouthpiece, Al Cass valve oil, slide grease, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush, BERP

     

    Trombone

     

    Shires Bravo or i-Series

    Bach 5G mouthpiece, cleaning snake, slide cream, mouthpiece brush, BERP. 

     

    School Owned Instruments

    Rented from Harpool/DISD for the school year

     

    Oboe and Bassoon – 3 Handcrafted Reeds purchased from Harpool, silk swab, cork grease, reed soaker cup, reed case, bocal swab (Bassoon) (private instruction highly recommended)

     

    French Horn – Schilke 29 mouthpiece, rotary oil, mouthpiece brush, cleaning snake, slide grease, BERP,

     

    Euphonium Schilke 51D mouthpiece, valve oil, cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush, slide grease, BERP

     

    Tuba – Helleberg mouthpiece, valve oil, mouthpiece brush, slide grease, BERP,

    All Wind instruments will also purchase Essential Elements Book 1

     

    Online reservations may be made online @ Brook Mays Music

    Brook Mays Online Rental: https://rental.brookmays.com/Rental_Choose_Instrument?schoolid=52781

     

    Or SAIED Music. 

    Rentals: https://saiedmusic.com/rentals/  (Click Rent now and select Denton, TX as location) 
    Supplies only instruments: https://saiedmusic.com/accessories-by-school/  (Click Texas and then select Denton, TX as location)


    Or Music and Arts Rentals:  https://www.musicarts.com/rentals?schoolTypeId=0&studentGrade=6&schoolId=82056&deliveryTimeId=fall 
    Supplies only instruments:  https://www.musicarts.com/school-supplies?studentGrade=6&schoolId=82056 

     

    Or Sweetwater Band Rentals
    Instructions for Sweetwater:  Sweetwater Instructions

     

    (Percussion students see the link in the Percussion section below for your supplies)  

     

    www.brookmays.com
    Brook Mays Music - Frisco
    12388 FM 423 Suite #200
    Frisco, TX 75033-4962 
    (469) 362-7171  

    https://saiedmusic.com/
    Saied Music – Sherman
    903-771-2258
    3433 N. Heritage Pkwy., Sherman, TX 75092  

    www.musicarts.com
    Music and Arts Center -The Shoppes at Vista Ridge
    360 E FM 3040 Suite 820
    Lewisville, TX 75067
    (972) 315-8400  

     

     

     

     Percussion

    Percussion supplies can be found by going to https://dynamixpercussion.com/collections/harpoolms6th
    10% off discount code: Guyer23! 
     

    The practice xylophone or marimba can be rented through Saied Music. The snare practice pad can also be purchased through Saied Music.

    https://shop.saiedmusic.com/product/16973/yass745a-yamaha-stand-drum-snare-concert-height-med-weight

     
    The instruments we recommend are of the highest quality. If you find an instrument brand or model that is not on this list, please contact a director before purchasing the instrument. Many discount stores have begun to sell musical instruments. These instruments, although inexpensive, may be of questionable quality. They may not hold up well and it may be difficult to obtain repairs when needed. In the case of musical instruments, you really do get what you pay for. Please get the best possible instrument for your child and rely on your band director’s expertise. A quality instrument will help make band a more positive experience with the greatest possibility of student success.

     
Last Modified on January 17, 2025