Please be sure to read thoroughly at all the required items before heading over to the TMF Web Store to make your purchase. The link to make your purchases are at the top of this page and after item no. 2, the apparel section.
All Atascocita HS band students must purchase the following THREE items for active participation:
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  • 1. THE AHS REQUIRED APPAREL
    •  (on the TMF Web Store, which includes):
      • ​​Navy Blue Band Under Shirt
      • Red Band Collared Shirt
      • Black Band Shorts
      • Official Band Waterjug
      • Black Marching Shoes
  • 2. FAIR SHARE FEE
    • Paid yearly via the AHS Band Boosters or on the AHS Band website
    • More information below
  • 3. ​BAND SUPPLIES
    • ​(​See the links at the bottom of this page for required items for woodwind, brass, and percussion students.)

If you have any questions regarding the online Booster payments, please contact our Band Booster Vice-President, at [email protected].

LET'S GET STARTED!

No. 1: The Band Gear!

All Atascocita HS band students must have the following FIVE required items for participation:
  • ​​Navy Blue Band Under Shirt*
  • Red Band Collared Shirt*
  • Black Band Shorts
  • Official Band Waterjug
  • Marching band shoes
Our apparel company - TMF - will open their website for purchase of these items, and they will be shipped to the HS band hall once they are ready.

Atascocita HS Band Spirit Store

Okay, mom, dad, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and everyone who loves the Atascocita HS Band! Be sure to check out the extra items that you can purchase for you and/or your child. The list includes:
  • Black socks
  • Embroidered soft shell jackets with personalization options
  • Screen printed red dry fit tee
  • Screen printed black dry fit tee
  • Band mom and band dad shirts - long sleeve and short sleeve
  • Yard signs, car flags, and AMB senior yard signs
  • Hats, and so much more...
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA AS TO SOMETHING ADDITIONAL YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE STORE, IF YOU CAN THINK OF IT, WE CAN PROBABLY MAKE IT! Email us at [email protected]

No. 2: High School Band Fair Share Fee

These fees are paid to the AHS Band Boosters and can be made via Cash, Check, or Card.

​All Atascocita HS band students must purchase the Fair Share Fee of $300.
​THE FAIR SHARE FEE NOW INCLUDES DRYCLEANING.
  • The purpose of the Fair Share Band Fee is to help with the various expenses that are necessary to run a quality band program that are in addition to the district budget of the program. To operate a “competitive” program, the band directors offer an activity fee that is budgeted to items where everyone in the band benefits. These expenses include educational clinicians and consultants by top professionals in the field for the entire band on all various instruments including the color guard. Other covered expenses may include additional marching competition items, additional contest entry fees and expenses; band leadership conferences; and many additional items, including competitive marching coordinators, designers, choreographers, drill writers, and so much more. The Fair Share Band Dues system divides the costs of services and supplies that benefit all Band members among the entire Band membership. When all band members pay their Fair Share Dues, the costs can be held to a reasonable amount.
  • Fair Share Activity Band Fees for the school year are determined by the directors of each campus at Atascocita High School. All students that participate in the competitive marching band program in some way are required to pay all fees determined by the band director of the campus.
  • All students are required to purchase all required materials for the band program at your campus - performance gear such as shirts, shorts, shoes, bags, flip folder, lyres, etc.
    • All payments for band fees are due no later than the first football game. Parents are more than welcome to pay their band fees before the deadline and at band registration. ​
Okay! Let's get ready to purchase:​​
(1) your apparel
Click the button below to head on over to the TMF Web store.
(2) your fair share fee
Click the button below to head on over to the AHS Band Web store.

No. 3: Additional Required Items

ALL Band Members need to have:
Flip Folder (unique to your instrument)
Windows for your Flip Folder
Pencils
Binder
Brass Players need to ALSO have:
  • Valve Oil for valved instruments (trumpet, euphonium, etc)
  • Slide Cream or grease for trombones
  • Polishing cloth
Woodwind players need to ALSO have:
  • ​Reeds (see below for the link)
  • Reed case (this protects your reeds, and they will last longer)
  • Neckstraps (if your instrument needs one)
  • Screwdriver kit
​Percussionists need to ALSO have:
  • Terry Gibbs marimba mallets
  • Vic Firth SD1 snare drum sticks
  • Percussion Bag
​Click the buttons below for Amazon links of the items. We tried to find the lowest price with same day shipping.

Percussion Required Items

All percussion students should own their own personal pairs of sticks, pairs of mallets, and percussion bag.

​Woodwind Accessories

For woodwind reeds, we recommend Bb clarinet to play on strength 3.5 and all others (bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, etc.) to play on strength 3.
(if you are enrolled in private lessons, please use whatever your lesson teacher is having you use.)

Double Reed Players

You will need the following items that you have needed previously form your Bocal Majority kits from AMS, WLMS, or TMS middle schools:
  • Folding music stand
  • Soaker cup and clip
  • Cork grease
  • Silk oboe swab
  • Oboe or bassoon reed case, leatherette, holds 3
  • 3 Bocal Majority Basic oboe or basson reeds​
Varsity and Non-Varsity band students (Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony) need Bocal Majority PRO reeds.
Sub-Non-Varsity A and B band students (Symphonic Band, Concert Band) need Bocal Majority INTERMEDIATE reeds.

We would like for all oboe & bassoon players to play on Bocal Majority reeds ONLY. (you have to special order these reeds from the Bocal Majority website. WARNING: Any Amazon shopping oboe and bassoon reeds are just really terrible and will make your double reed life miserable.)
Click on the link below and select from either Atascocita, Timberwood, or West Lake MS packages
Need reeds? Go to the Bocal Majority website and order them directly.

Brass Accessories

Listed below are items that we recommend for all brass players to have when they are in the high school band.