• Newton Public Schools Elementary Instrumental Music Lessons
     
    Method Books and Accessories
     
    In 2020-2021 - All beginning band and string lessons will use the method book,
    Sound Innovations, Book 1 (Alfred Publishing)
     
     
    updated 10/5/20
     

     

    All of our recommended vendors have been provided this information and should be able to provide you with the method book required by your child’s instrument teacher.
     
     
     
     
    SCHOOL TEACHER METHOD BOOK USED
    Angier

    Cherie Goldstein – band
    Caroline Frick – band


    Tom Sheppard – strings

    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Bowen Alisa Granada – band

    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1

    5th gr., Essential Elements book #2
    Burr Emma Barker– band/strings Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Cabot
    Rachel Candee – band
    Tom Sheppard - strings
    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Countryside Tom Sheppard – band/ strings
     
    Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1

    5th gr., Essential Elements book #2
    Franklin
    Tom Sheppard – band
    Deanna Mustachio - strings
    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Horace Mann
    Spencer Parish - band/strings
    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1


    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Lincoln-Eliot TBA – band/strings Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1
    Mason-Rice

    Katie McIntosh – band Caroline Frick – band

    Tom Sheppard – strings

    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1

    5th gr., Essential Elements book #2
    Memorial-Spaulding

    Caroline Frick – band

    Tom Sheppard – strings

    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1

    5th gr., Essential Elements book #2
    Peirce Olivia de Geofroy – band/strings

    Band: Accent on Achievement book #1 

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Underwood Anna Wheeler – band/strings Band: Accent on Achievement book #1 

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Ward
    Miles Wilcox- band/ strings
    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1
    Williams
    Eric Ritter – band/strings
    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: Essential Elements book #1
    Zervas Ken Mignone – band

    Olivia deGeofroy – strings    		 Band: Accent on Achievement book #1

    Strings: 4th gr., Essential Elements book #1

    5th gr., Essential Elements book #2
     
     
    ACCESSORIES: The following is a list of recommended accessories. There are many accessories available to student musicians. Those items listed below have been determined by our instrumental music staff to be the only accessories necessary for beginning students.

    · Instrument case with an identification tag

    · Folding music stand for home practice. Music stands do not need to be brought to school.

    · For Clarinet & Saxophone: Box of 10 #2 reeds to start; Oboe: 2 wooden reeds, cork grease

    · For Euphonium, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet: valve oil/slide oil

    · For String instruments: Rosin

    · For Cello & String Bass: Endpin rest

    · For Band instruments: Cleaning kit (except percussion)