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Sight Reading Skill Builders Level TWO

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Complete ScoreAlto Saxaphone

Baritone & BassoonBaritone Saxophone

Bass ClarinetClarinet OneClarinet Two

FluteHorn in F

Mallets & OboePercussion

Snare Drum & Bass DrumTenor SaxTrombone

Trumpet OneTrumpet Two

Tuba

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“When I set out to write this book, I was looking for something that could be self contained and would cover a multitude of issues regarding sight-reading. Material that I found either didn’t cover every-thing that I wanted it to cover or quickly became to difficult for my young band to read. Often books would have more parts than my band would be playing in even with there prepared concert literature. I wanted to have something that would allow the students to start off slow with something that they should be able to read. Then gradually add different components until, hopefully, they were proficient.” -David Herring

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From the Forward of Sightreading Skillbuilders for Band

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Chapter Two of the Level 2 sightreading book

20 Rhythm Lines adding eighth notes to the equation

6 short sightreading etudes

#7 Walking to Market in 4/4 key of F#8 Short Ranged Cannon 4/4 Key of F#9 Antiphonally speaking 2/4 Key of Bb

#10 Rise and Fall 3/4 Key of Bb

#11 Ledges 3/4 Key of Eb

#12 Warmth 4/4 Key of Eb

Chapter 3 of the Level 2 Sightreading Book

Chapter deals with Minor Keys (emphasizing the raised 7th) and secondary dominants (raised 4th)

6 Keyminders (one in each of the minors and majors 1 - 3 flats)

#13 D minor 3/4 “Midnight Caravan”#14 G minor 4/4 “Procession of the Seafaring Wombats”#15 C minor 2/4 “Bird of the Night”#16 F Major 3/4 “Beneath the Parasol”#17 Bb major 4/4 “Regality”#18 Eb Major 2/4 “Pitter Patter”

Chapter One of the Level 2 sightreading book

6 keyminders: Similar to Level one but a little more challenging befitting the difficulty.

10 Rhythm Lines - same principal as level one (Whole Notes, dotted halfs, half notes, and quarter notes) different rhythms.

6 Tunes in the 3 basic keys F, Bb, Eb

#1 Recess in the Boondocks - in the key of F 4/4 I do take into account the increased range of level 2 over level one, and most of the songs should reflect that.

#2 Waltz of the Treetops Key of F 3/4 in this one I focus on the additional ranges in the upper ranges of some of the voices.

#3 The Twobelow Two Step Key Bb 2/4

#4 The Cellar Key of Bb 4/4 Focusing on the lower ranges specifically the ones that are different.

#5 The Peg Legged Herb Key Eb 3/4

#6 On The Edges Key of Eb 2/4 hits both the high and low ranges, specifically those that have changed from level one to two.

Here’s what you will find in just the first three Chapters of Level Two:

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