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Have you done EVERYTHING you can do…?

If you are worried about contest for your band….Stop to read this….

Get the Emergency Kit for use right now while supplies last. We only print a limited supply each year and they are almost gone.

Only available directly from David Herring Music, not available through music stores.

The Intelligent Band Director’s Emergency Break Glass Band Sightreading Contest Readiness Kit includes tunes for level 1-4 (3 unique tunes each level) that have been carefully crafted to emulate the music that you will see in the actual contest room. These are not copies of any future or previous contest tune, but unique practice pieces that emulate the structure and styles used at contest. These tunes have been crafted over the course of years to emulate types of music and specific issues that might throw your band during contest. We feel it can be extraordinarily effective when used as practice pieces in the immediate prep for contest. Share this with your band as you place the music in front of them. Build their confidence and yours.

If you want just the Sightreading Emergency kit, it’s just $149.00. Contact me right now, as we have a limited quantity on hand for immediate shipping at contact@sightreadingforband.com

Are you operating under an organized plug and play plan for your sightreading year round?

Discover a NEW way to operate a stress free, progressive and successful sightreading program that can change your life.

It’s the David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders series. Available directly from us in UIL Level One, Two and Three, ready to ship (contact@sightreadingforband.com) or from Penders or JW Pepper.

Click here for more information on each level

You Know it’s time for a change in your Band room, so don’t waste any more time struggling, get the system today that will change your life. David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders. We’ve done the work for you.

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If you are worried about contest for your band….Stop to read this….We Have one Heck of a Limited TIME Offer for you that just might be your salvation for contest.— FOR FREE— TMEA 2023

Get the Emergency Kit for use right now for FREE – read on- Limited time offer)

Only available directly from David Herring Music, not available through music stores.

The Intelligent Band Director’s Emergency Break Glass Band Sightreading Contest Readiness Kit includes tunes for level 1-4 (3 unique tunes each level) that have been carefully crafted to emulate the music that you will see in the actual contest room. These are not copies, but unique tunes that emulate the structure and style used at contest. These tunes have been crafted over the course of years to emulate types of music and specific issues that might throw your band during contest. We feel it can be extraordinarily effective when used as practice pieces in the immediate prep for contest. Share this with your band as you place the music in front of them. Build their confidence and yours.

If you want just the Sightreading Emergency kit, (special price through March 4 of $99.00– Normal price $149.00) Contact me right now, as we have a limited quantity on hand for immediate shipping at contact@sightreadingforband.com

TMEA 2023 Special: Get The Emergency kit for FREE during TMEA 2023 when you order the Sightreading Skillbuilders Level 1, 2 and 3 Full Scores and Instrument Parts on Disk. That’s a $1214 value for only $1065.

You get the Complete David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders system and the bonus Kit, plus if you order before February 10th…. we’ll pay FedEx shipping.

Just need one level? We’ll give you a super deal on “Break Glass Readiness Kit”. Buy any single Sightreading Skillbuilders Set, and you can get the kit for 50% off, but only while TMEA is still in session.

This offer is only available directly from David Herring Music, not any reseller and only until TMEA closes on Saturday.

Discover a NEW way to operate a stress free, progressive and successful sightreading program that can change your life.

It’s the David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders series. Available directly from us, ready to ship (and grab your bonus through TMEA 2023-see above) (contact@sightreadingforband.com) or from Penders or JW Pepper- Bonus NOT included.

You Know it’s time for a change in your Band room so get the system today that will change your life. David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders. We’ve done the work for you.

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Where in the World is David Herring??

It’s not what it looks like….

The Maestro of Sightreading is not in San Antonio for the first time in years. Our busy schedules didn’t allow us to make the trip this year, but you can still get your hands on the best Sightreading curriculum available anywhere. If you are at TMEA, visit Pender’s, or JW Pepper onsite, or just shoot us an email at contact@sightreadingforband.com .If you order during the TMEA event, we will pay for shipping to you!

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“We Know You’re Busy But… We Have one Heck of a Limited TIME Offer for you that just might be your salvation for contest.”— FOR FREE— TMEA 2020

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Get the Emergency Kit for use right now (if you want it for FREE read on- Limited time offer)

Only available directly from David Herring Music, not available through music stores.

Includes tunes for level 1-4 (3 unique tunes each level) that have been carefully crafted to emulate the music that you will see in the actual contest room. These are not copies, but unique tunes that emulate the structure and style used at contest. Share this with your band as you place the music in front of them. Build their confidence and yours.

(special price through March 4 of 149.00) Contact me right now, as we have a limited quantity on hand for immediate shipping at contact@sightreadingforband.com

TMEA 2020 Special: Get The Emergency kit for FREE during TMEA 2020 when you order the Sightreading Skillbuilders Level 3 Full Score and Instrument Parts on Disk. This offer is only available directly from us, not any reseller and only until TMEA closes on Saturday.

Discover a NEW way to operate a stress free, progressive and successful sightreading program that can change your life. It’s the Sightreading Skillbuilders series. Available directly from us (with free shipping and bonus through TMEA 2020-see above) (contact@sightreadingforband.com) or from Penders or JW Pepper.

You Know it’s time for a change in your Band room so get the system today that will change your life. David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders. We’ve done the work for you.

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Be honest…. Is this what your plan looks like?

Having an organized plan is the first key to be efficient, which is is the first stepping stone to managing your time, getting more done and spending more of your time doing the things you want to do, not what you HAVE to do.

Everyone has a plan. Some are bad plans, but everyone has a plan. If your plan for sightreading feels like the photo above then you probably don’t have the best plan.

If you are moving through stacks or files of paper and constantly trying to find a piece of music to practice keyminders, or sightread a song and struggling to find something that is at the level of your players (not to advanced, or to easy then you need to evaluate your plan.

Just think of how much time this is taking you, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly.

You should add it up.

When I teach time management one of the things I teach is a time journal. You’ll be shocked at how much of it you waste.

For your band, I can tell you that the most efficient system available for sightreading instruction is the David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders.

It is an organized step by step system, done for you designed note for note to cover the UIL standards.

Just get your copy and open the book, go in order and your band is ready for contest.

Check out Level One by clicking HERE

Check out Level Two by clicking HERE

Check out Level Three by clicking HERE

Bound Directors score and all instrument parts on disk for you to print as many copies as you need are available now. We accept credit cards, checks, and school P.O. numbers. Contact us at 501-762-6620 or email contact@sightreadingforband.com

Clear the clutter and allow us to help you get organized.

David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders Systems are also available at Pender’s Music, JW Pepper, and RBC Music

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“We Know You’re Busy But… We Have one Heck of a Limited TIME Offer for TMEA 2020 that just might be your salvation for contest.”

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Why would you want to take time out of your busy day to check out this Emergency Kit? Here are the Top Six reasons Band Directors contact us for help and invest just $149.00 in the “Emergency Break Glass Band Sightreading Contest Readiness Kit”

  1.  You’re a successful Band Director, but you are determined to stay on top of the competition, and are always looking for a way to be better and stay ahead of everyone else.
  2.  You’re weary of hearing other Band Directors brag about their band scores at contest in person and on the internet while you keep your head low avoiding the conversation.
  3. You are stressed out and tired. The kids are driving you nuts, and you are struggling to put any music together to even have them play, much less music that will directly prepare them for contest
  4. Budgets are getting tighter and you feel like you need a “win” to make sure you are a shining star of the district that wouldn’t even be brought up in budget cut talks.
  5.  You know if you could just get a little help, the band would do better, the kids would feel better, the band numbers would increase and the program would prosper. Kid’s would choose band over athletics or art.
  6.  You’re losing sleep at night over enrollment numbers and what to do. Either they are not as high as they used to be or going down. You don’t know what to do, and are overwhelmed by the idea of it all.

If any of the above sounds like you, We’ve created THE one of a kind system in our Sightreading Skillbuilders series to lift the weight of sightreading off your shoulders.

Get the Emergency Kit for use right now!

Only available directly from David Herring Music, not available through music stores. To get yours, email me at contact@sightreadingforband.com

Includes tunes for level 1-4 (3 unique tunes each level) that have been carefully crafted to emulate the music that you will see in the actual contest room. These are not copies, but unique tunes that emulate the structure and style used at contest. Share this with your band as you place the music in front of them. Build their confidence and yours.

(special price through March 4 of only 149.00) Contact me right now, as we have a limited quantity on hand for immediate shipping at contact@sightreadingforband.com

Discover a NEW way to operate a stress free, progressive and successful sightreading program that can change your life. It’s the Sightreading Skillbuilders series. Available directly from us (contact@sightreadingforband.com) or from Penders or JW Pepper.

You Know it’s time for a change in your Band room so get the system today that will change your life. David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders. We’ve done the work for you.

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Still not sure if Sightreading Skillbuilders will work for you?

Here’s what Chris Cooper from Reagan County ISD has to say…

“David Herring’s sight reading method is incredible. It is both thorough and well sequenced, striking a delicate balance that allows students to sight read with confidence while developing new skills. My first “One” in sight reading came with the help of this method, and I’ve stuck to it ever since with continued success.”

David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders Level One, Two and Three will make the same difference in your program. Call us a (501) 762-6620 today to get yours, or email contact@sightreadingforband.com

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David Herring Music Sightreading Skillbuilders is always where your band needs it to be…

Recommended on The Texas Band Director Yellow Board!

Re: sight reading tunes

Posted by Take a Look in reply to “sight reading tunes“

“The David Herring Sightreading Skillbuilders – I know he has level 1 and 2 and hear level 3 is coming out soon ”  

In response to:
“I’m looking for a book/packet/whatever of progressive sight reading tunes that stay on a certain level much longer. Most/all of the resources I’ve looked into start out super easy, but get too hard too fast. The 204 PSRT is the closest I’ve found, but even it changes meter in the first 5 tunes and changes key on the second page. I understand the reasoning for this. You want kids to read tougher stuff, I get that. But I want to do a bunch of sight reading, I’m talking 20-30 tunes at each level so that they are actually sight reading successfully instead of hitting #3 and brain-farting on the key or meter.
Short of writing out 30+ tunes at each level myself (believe me I have begun the process) does anyone know of a sight reading set that does this? thanks!”

Available for UIL Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. You will want to have a Directors score, and a set of instrument part books, or the instrument parts as printable PDF files on disk. Get your copies today. Call us at 501-762-6620 or email contact@sightreadingforband.com

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Get Your copy- Sightreading Skillbuilders Level 3

David B. Herring Shares the secrets of the Level Three Sight Reading System

David shares, “When I began work on Sightreading Skillbuilders Level 3, I put a great deal of thought into utilizing the systems that had been so successfully established with Levels One and Two. I set forth to improve the methodology and structure so as to expand and address the new challenges faced with teaching Level Three.”

“I created something that would follow a similar difficulty path but would cover the sightreading concepts in a new and fresh way. With this framework in mind, the book is split up into 11 chapters with
each chapter adding a new concept for the students to learn and master.”

“Experience with my own students has taught me that the level of their sight reading skill varies. Keeping that in mind, I wrote the Level Three material so that less advanced students would be able to gain confidence while guiding them on to more difficult concepts, but at the same time providing engaging exercises and tunes for the more advanced sight readers, no matter where you start in the book.”

All students regardless, of sightreading skill level, will find this material useful and challenging.

Features

1) Increased number of parts. Adding a 2nd Flute/Oboe part and a separate Mallet part. Bassoon has its own part allowing for some woodwind only scoring.

2) Percussion: In addition to the typical snare and bass drum part, the auxiliary percussion part in the later chapters, features two different instruments to increase the number of voices that the band will hear. The mallet instrument will on occasion have a part that is completely independent of the wind parts.

3) In a slight departure from the Level One and Two books, I have increased the number of pieces (to 132) the pieces are a bit shorter allowing you to cover more material and concepts during a sight-reading session.

4) The 144 Rhythm Key Lines are multi purposed, starting first with a simple note pattern that covers the danger notes associated with the three keys (E/Eb – A/Ab) but then moving to independent rhythms, and reviewing time signature changes in the later chapters.

***Note Concerning Percussion
Although auxiliary percussion parts have specific instruments listed, one should be mindful of both logistics and what is needed by the musicians. Large amounts of time searching or gathering up the exact right instrument may, in some circumstances, be counterproductive. There are times that another instrument might be what the students need to be working with at that time instead of what is suggested in the music. The mallet part can be played with any of the standard mallet instruments. Rolls should be ignored by vibe or bell players.

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NEW! Just in Time for Sightreading Contest- and at an incredible Introductory price!

What to do? There are just a few weeks left until contest, and you need to get your band ready, and really see where they stand. It’s emergency time!

Break the glass and pull the alarm. Get yourself a copy of the “Emergency Break Glass Band Sightreading Contest Readiness Kit”

Pick out a custom crafted contest readiness tune and have them play. It’s the absolute best way to put the cap on your system.

You do have a system right…

Like the Sightreading Skillbuilders series By David Herring, B.Mus. M.Mus.

Visit us at TMEA Booth 2472 for a very special price on the Emergency Kit. Over 50% off while supplies last.