Class Supplies

• Director-approved instrument, bow, and case in good working order (see under Instruments) 
• Black binder, 1” 
  • ​Pencil Bag
  • 1 Highlighter
  • 2 ​PENCILS for marking music (A musician ALWAYS has a pencil!) 
  • Music IN THE BINDER (keep all music through the course of the year)
• Method books (pictured below): 
  • ​Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras need:  Habits of a Successful String Musician  
  • Sinfonietta and Camerata Orchestras need:  Habits of a Successful Middle Level String Musician

Practice Materials

• Personal music stand (there are events to which each student must bring his/her own stand)
• Rosin and soft cloth for cleaning
• Metronome/Tuner (or a smartphone app that fills this need)
• Extra strings for emergencies 
• Cello/Bass rock stop
• Violin/Viola shoulder rest

Items in bold are highly recommended

Violin

• Dominant
• Evah Pirazzi (Green with gold E)
• Kaplan Vivo

Viola

• Dominant
• Evah Pirazzi (Green)
• Kaplan Amo

Cello

• Helicore​
• Jargar A/D, Spirocore G/C

Bass

• Helicore
• Thomastik Spirocore Weich

Rosin

• Violin/viola/cello: Pirastro, Kaplan dark, or Jade Kolstein
• Bass: Pops or Kolstein All-Weather