New Students
Welcome to 6th grade band at Traverse City West Middle School! We are very glad to have you in our program. You are now part of the TC Westside Band Family!
Students will need to have their instrument and supplies in their band locker by 6th grade registration. We will start with music theory basics and instruments during the first few weeks of school and get fully into our instruments by mid/late September.
It is not recommended that you pick up, attempt to put together, or play your instrument until proper instruction has been given by one of the directors at the beginning of the school year. The instruments must be put together in a certain way, and we would not want expensive repair costs to be incurred before the school year begins.
We caution you about buying inexpensive instruments from "box stores" & online stores/website, usually they are not of good quality and repair parts are unobtainable. When shopping online try to stay with the major brands like: Yamaha, Bach, Selmer, Armstrong, Buffet, Pearl, Ludwig, Edwards, Getzen, and Gemeinhardt.
Below are documents of required supplies for each instrument
Students will need to have their instrument and supplies in their band locker by 6th grade registration. We will start with music theory basics and instruments during the first few weeks of school and get fully into our instruments by mid/late September.
It is not recommended that you pick up, attempt to put together, or play your instrument until proper instruction has been given by one of the directors at the beginning of the school year. The instruments must be put together in a certain way, and we would not want expensive repair costs to be incurred before the school year begins.
We caution you about buying inexpensive instruments from "box stores" & online stores/website, usually they are not of good quality and repair parts are unobtainable. When shopping online try to stay with the major brands like: Yamaha, Bach, Selmer, Armstrong, Buffet, Pearl, Ludwig, Edwards, Getzen, and Gemeinhardt.
Below are documents of required supplies for each instrument
summer_letter_-__beg._winds_2023.pdf | |
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summer_letter_-_beg._percussion_2023.pdf | |
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