 | The Big Book of Staff Paper
Buy new: $10.75 / Used from: $7.00 You'll need lots of staff paper for all of your classes. You can also visit freestaffpaper (dot) cjb (dot) net to print some off when you run out.
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 | King David Duco Pear Cork Baton, White 14 Inch
Buy new: $5.49 Whether you're a music techie, music ed, performance, whatever--you'll have to take a fundamental conducting class. You can get a good baton or a cheap one, depending on your needs. If you buy a cheap one--buy two because they break EASILY.
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 | NotePro Undated Daily Planner,Black,192 Pages,11x8-1/2
Buy new: $19.40 Get a planner. Musicians are notoriously unorganized (myself included). At least if you write it down somewhere, you'll have a reminder. Especially from all the work you'll be doing--you won't remember it all.
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 | Sibelius 5 Educational Edition
Buy new: Too low to display I recommend a music software program--Sibelius, Cakewalk, Band in a Box, SmartMusic, Finale, etc. A plus for Sibelius--you can access their virtual resources.
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 | Apollo Precision Tools DT0773N1 - 135 Piece Household Pink Tool Kit
Buy new: $39.28 Get a toolkit--especially if you're a woodwind player or play a rotary valve instrument. Once you begin to jump in the realm of professional performance, something will always go wrong with your horn. You'll learn the tricks of basic repair AND how to fix a lousy reed.
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 | The Complete Musician Student Workbook, Volume I: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening by Steven G. Laitz
Buy used from: $2.21 A GREAT theory resource. The explanations are put in the most basic terms possible--especially for the theory challenged!
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 | A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (with CD-ROM and Keyboard Booklet) by William Duckworth
Buy new: $100.75 / Used from: $35.00 A GREAT introduction to theory with resources included. It gives you a very solid foundation of theory if you have little experience with music theory. I loved this book--it includes textbook exercises that you can write in the book. A workbook/textbook in one.
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 | Practica Musica 3.0.3, Listen 2.2, MacGamut Melodic Dictation 1.0 and MacGamut Intervals, Scales, and Chords 2.0. (Ear training software) (Software Review) (Evaluation): An article from: Notes by Erica Muhl
Buy new: $5.95 Aural training software--great resource. You can also visit musictheory (dot) net for ear training practice (and other theory training modules)
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 | DEG Professional Clarinet Gig Pac
Buy new: $53.75 I STRONGLY recommend a gig bag--I chose a clarinet bag because I'm a clarinetist, but there are gig bags for EVERY instrument. You can keep your instrument in a good travel case to prevent hand/arm pain (especially when I'm playing bass clarinet), and it doubles as a backpack so your music isn't scattered everywhere.
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 | Jolt Caffeine Energy Gum, Spearmint, 12-Count Boxes (Pack of 2)
You'll probably pick up a coffee habit so you can study when you need to--most musicians are caffeine addicts, if you haven't noticed. The demands of the classes and the sheer number of them often outweigh sleep if you don't plan your courses and organize your time well (it happens). Look on any music campus--you'll see it :)
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