The following items are recommended for all students. The books are as assigned by your primary instructor.
- Metronome
- Tuner
- Several mechanical pencils
- Own your own mutes – straight, cup, bucket, plunger, wah-wah
- A bag to keep your music and practice materials
- A recording device, such as the affordable Zoom H1
- Marco Bordogni, ed. Michael Mulcahy – Melodios Etudes
- Vladislav Blazhevich, ed. Kharmalov, Deryugin, annotations by Ward Stare -School for Trombone in Clefs
- Brad Edwards – Lip Slurs
- David Vining – Daily Routines
- Edwin “Buddy” Baker – Daily Routines
- Edwin “Buddy” Baker – Studio Handbook
- Reginald Fink – Tenor Clef
- Reginald Fink – Alto Clef
- Gordon Cherry – Orchestral Excerpts CD-ROM
- SD Card – At least 2GB to record lessons
- A USB flash drive to bring to lessons
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