Recommended Instruments & Equipment for Implementing Inclusion With BandBridge
Here are some recommendations for instruments and adaptations to help you utilize the method books design and tools to help you better serve your students.
Implementation and change can be daunting!
This is our favorite instrument to adapt and fit our students.
To build a complete bell set, you can first purchase product # CN2125.
Then, contacted RBI (sales@rbimusic.com) to purchase range extension and chromatic notes product # CN2125EXX and CN2125C. It takes a few months to make and get delivered.
Chroma-Notes Resonator Bells
Other instruments to consider for your students
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Purchase CN5, CN7, and CN8 for a full chromatic set
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Rhythm Band Product #RB2021
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Product #CNDB-20-W
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Rhythm Band Product #SE33-W
Chroma-Notes Stick Ons are perfect for color-coding traditional bells
Color-Code Instruments With Stickers
These highlighters allow you to highlight and color any music that is not color-coded. Out of many brands, this one matched the best.
Color-Coding Traditional B&W Music
Mallet Upgrades
Not all mallets fit your band sound or fit your students. Here are ones that have worked for our program:
Best Sound Upgrade- SW-RUBBER-M (Steve Weiss)
Best Dampened- REMO 10" LOLLIPOP DRUM Mallet
Adaptive Holding- American Drum CF4 Adaptive Mallet Cuff or American Drum Orff TM1 Adaptive T-Bar Mallet
Desk Music Stand
The Readaeer Bamboo Book Stand is strong, easy to set up, and fits in the bell case. It is perfect if you are teaching bells in a general ed classroom and/or do not have access to traditional music stands.
Alternate Instruments/ Adaptive Instruments/Accessories Worth Looking At:
Plateau clarinet
Ergo Brass One Weight Support (all instruments)
P-Trumpet/P-bone (for weight)
NUVOBand Instruments- Flute, Bb Clarinet https://www.amazon.com/stores/NUVOBand/page/AE53D044-B7DA-4FA5-8DEE-165507579FE3?is_byline_deeplink=true&deeplink=E39E682A-7DA8-4E36-BB72-1A6322244D3A&redirect_store_id=AE53D044-B7DA-4FA5-8DEE-165507579FE3&lp_asin=B00CWY19TS&ref_=ast_bln