When purchasing or renting an instrument, some of you may choose to find instruments from sources other than local music stores.  To help you find quality instruments for your child, we have put together a list of reputable brands.

Our purpose here is to give you brand names of instruments:

1) That will be of lasting quality

2) That will be easy for your child to produce a good tone

3) That you will be able to get repaired locally

4) That other students have had success using

Flute

Gemeinhardt, Yamaha, Selmer, Armstrong, Jupiter

Clarinet

Yamaha, Vito, Selmer, Buffet, Artley, Normandy, LeBlanc, Noblet, & Bundy

Saxophone

Yamaha, Selmer, Vito, Bundy, LeBlanc

Trumpet

Bach, Yamaha, Holton, Conn, Jupiter, Getzen

Trombone

Yamaha, Bach, King, Getzen, Jupiter

Percussion Kit

CB 700, Yamaha, Pearl, Ludwig, Vic Firth

 We strongly recommend that you check with your band director before purchasing any instrument to make sure that you are getting one that is of good quality.