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INSTRUMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
		Cymbal Recommendations
		Stick & Mallet Recommendations

Elementary School

	STICKS
	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		5A Wood Tip

	DRUM SET
		7A Wood Tip (Available in Black or Natural)

	MALLETS

	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		Zildjian Cymbal Mallet Essential Bass Drum Small Essential Bell Small

Middle School/Jr. High

	STICKS
	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		5A Wood Tip General Orchestral

	MARCHING BAND
		Barrel Articulation Natural

	DRUM SET
		Steve Houghton Model Retractable Wire Brushes

	MALLETS

	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		Zildjian Cymbal Mallets (Available in Black or Natural) Essential Xylo Hard Essential Timpani Hard Essential Bass Drum Small Essential Vibe Medium (may be used on marimba as well)

	MARCHING BAND
		Stadium Projection Bass Drum 3 Stadium Xylo Medium Stadium Projection Wood Tenor

High School

	STICKS
	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		General Orchestral 5A Wood Tip Retractable Brushes

	MARCHING BAND
		Barrel Projection Lamar Burkhalter Projection Mark Thurston Articulation (excellent for indoor application)

	DRUM SET
		John Riley Model Timbale Retractable Brushes

	MALLETS

	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		Essential Marimba S/M/H Essential Xylo S/M/H Essential Bell Large and Brass Essential Vibe S/M/H Essential Suspended Cymbal Medium Essential Bass Drum S/M/L Essential Timpani S/M/H Leigh Stevens 15H Concerto 14 Gong Mallet

	MARCHING BAND
		Stadium Projection Bass Drum 1/2/3/4 Stadium Marimba Medium Stadium Vibe Hard Stadium Concert Bass Drum Hard Stadium Xylo/Bell Hard Stadium Timpani Medium Stadium Projection Tenor Gong Mallet

	DRUM SET
		Zildjian Cymbal Mallets (Available in Black or Natural)

	VIBES
		Dave Samuels 11 Essential Vibe Medium

College

	STICKS
	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		General Orchestral Tony Cirone 1 General Orchestral Retractable Brushes

	MARCHING BAND
		Lamar Burkhalter Projection Mark Thurston Projection Barrel Projection (excellent for indoor application)

	DRUM SET

	BIG BAND
		Big Band Jazz Retractable Brushes Timbale

	COMBO
		Gary Chaffee Model DC Double Utility Brush

	MALLETS

	BAND/ORCHESTRA
		She-e Wu 8 Gordon Stout 13 Orchestra 39R Bob Becker 34 Leigh Stevens 15H Essential Marimba S/M/H Essential Xylo S/M/H Essential Bell Large and Brass Essential Vibe S/M/H Essential Bass Drum S/M/L Essential Suspended Cymbal Medium Essential Timpani S/M/H Gong Mallet

	MARCHING BAND
		Stadium Projection Bass Drum 1 - 5 Stadium Marimba Medium Stadium Xylo/Bell Hard Stadium Timpani S/H/M Gong Mallet Stadium Projection Wood Tenor Mike Nevin Med Hard and Hard (may be used for vibe and marimba)

	VIBES

	BIG BAND
		Dave Samuels 18

	COMBO
		David Friedman 16


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