SCDBA All-District Auditions Sightreading Criteria

Middle School SCDBA All-District Sightreading Criteria

Key: Concert F, B-flat, E-flat Major.

Maximum of two (2) keys with a maxium of two key changes.
2
4
3
4 4
Meter: 4
Maximum of one meter change.

j
Rhythm: Basic Patterns
œ ˙ ˙. w œ. œ œ œ
Percussion Only Other Percussion requirements

œœœ œœ œœ
Rolls on:
Flams
w ˙
Length: no longer than 8 measures in 4/4 and 3/4 and no longer than 16 measures
in 2/4.

High School (9 / 10) SCDBA All-District Band Auditions Sightreading Criteria

Key: Concert F, B-flat, E-flat Major and A-flat Major.

Maximum of two (2) keys with a maximum of two (2) key changes.

2
4
3
4 4 C
Meter:
4
Maximum of two (2) meters with a maximum of two (2) meter changes.

Rhythm: Basic Patterns

j j j
œ ˙ ˙. w œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ
œ. œ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ œ
3
Other Percussion requirements
œ œ œ w ˙ œ œ œ
Percussion Only Rolls on:

Flams and ruffs

Length: no longer than 8 measures in 4/4 and 3/4 and no longer than 16 measures
in 2/4 and cut time.
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Senior High (11 / 12) SCDBA All-District Band Auditions Sightreading Criteria

Key: Concert F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat Major.

Maximum of two (2) key changes.
2 3 4 68 C
Meter: 4 4 4
Maximum of two (2) meter changes.

Rhythm: Basic Patterns

j j j
œ ˙ ˙. w œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ
3

œ. œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ œ

Other Percussion requirements

Rolls: Same as High School
Flams and ruffs

Length: no longer than 8 measures in 4/4 and 3/4 and no longer than 16 measures
in 2/4, cut time and 6/8.
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Sight-reading Ranges
Middle School High School (9/10) Senior High (11/12)

w w w
&cw
1

Flute / Piccolo
w bw
w w w
&c
1

Oboe
w w w
w bw w
?c
1

Bassoon w w w
w bw
w
&c
1

Clarinet

w w w
w w w
&c
1

Low Clarinets

w w w
w w w
&cw
1

Alto Saxophone
w w
w w w
&cw
1

Low Saxs
w w

bw w w
&c
1

Trumpets
bw w w
w bw w
&c
1

bw w
French Horns

w
w w w
?c
1

bw w w
Trombone /

Euphonium

?c w w w
1

bw
Tuba

bw w