We recommend that students step-up to a more advanced instrument after the 6th grade, unless an advanced model was purchased initially.  Better quality instruments enable all students to learn more quickly and with greater ease.  The instruments listed below are recommended by the ROISD staff as the best quality:

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Flute

Yamaha YFL-587H

 

Clarinet

Buffet R13

Yamaha YCL-CSV

 

Alto Saxophone

Yamaha YAS-875 (Lacquer)

 

Trumpet

Bach 180S37 Stradivarius

Yamaha YTR 6335 Xeno (Silver)

 

Trombone

Bach 42BO