Instrument Needs and Sheet Music

Ensembles Questions about 'upgrading' instruments often come up during high school. These issues are best explored with your student’s private instructor. Each instrumental upgrade is of varying price so plan for the future playing needs of your student. Do not get rid of any old instrument as your student may use it for marching band. The high quality instruments are used for practices and performances only, not for marching drills. As always, if you have any concerns, contact Mr. Leach.

Pioneer provides the following instruments:

Tuba
Euphonium
French Horn
Marching Cornet (for trumpet and French Horn players during the marching season)
Bassoon
Oboe
Bass Clarinet
Baritone Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Mellophone (for French Horn players during the marching season).

Students and parents are required to sign an instrument guaranty card for any school instrument used. This generally takes place at Band Registration when the instruments are handed out. Cards are provided at that time, but a sample of the guaranty card wording is available for you to preview.

Instrument Companies

Companies to contact for instrument repair, new & used instruments, gloves, lyres, flip folders, reeds, oil, grease, instrument cases & accessories include:

Marshall Music (instrument sales & repair)

Detroit
6500 Allen Road
Allen Park, MI 48101
313-383-5560 Lansing
3240 E. Saginaw
Lansing, MI 48912
517-337-9700

Music Go Round (instruments, supplies and repairs)
2791 Oak Valley Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
734-662-1080

Oz’s Music (instruments and supplies)
1920 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Woodwind and Brasswind (the lowest instrument prices in the nation; specialists on the sales staff in every instrument)
4004 Technology Dr.
South Bend, IN 46628
800-348-5003

Sheet Music Companies

Hickey’s Music Center Online (An online source for hard to find sheet music)
104 Adams Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
800-HICKEYS or 607-272-8262 (phone); 607-272-2203 (fax)

King’s Keyboard House (King’s carries sheet music for non-pianists, too. They have reeds, and jazz play-along CDs.)
2333 East Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-663-3381

Robert King Music Sales
140 Main Street
North Easton, MA 02356
508-238-2571 (fax)

Marshall Music (see above)

J. W. Pepper & Son Music
2480 Industrial Blvd.
Paoli, PA 19301
800-345-6296 (phone); 800-260-1482 (fax)

INDIVIDUALS: The Pioneer Band Library of Solo & Ensemble Music is available in the Band Office from The Directors of Bands.