Everything you need in a simple to use, organized plan to have your band ready to read UIL sight reading Level Two music…
Chapter 1: Sample
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.
Songs 1-6 in the 3 basic keys F, Bb, Eb
Chapter 2: Sample
20 Rhythm Lines adding eighth notes to the equation
Songs 7-12
Chapter 3: Sample
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)
Songs 13-18
Chapter 4: Sample
This chapter deals with the stuff around the notes (Dynamics, Accents, tempo changes) In the level one book I wrote short etudes that would introduce the concept and then songs that would apply it.
Songs 19-24
Chapter 5: Sample
Adding dotted quarter note rhythms, eighth quarter eighth, and eighth rest 3 eighth note pickups.
30 rhythm lines
Songs 25-32
Chapter 6:
Multiple Entrance Etude Sample #1
Multiple Entrance Etude Sample #2
Chapter 6 concentrates on time signature changes and staggered entrances, affording students the opportunity to gain confidence in playing independently. Each skill is introduced in twelve short etudes. Six tunes at the end of the chapter include both skills, changing time signatures and staggered entrances.
The first 12 etudes deal with changing time signatures. Specifically the idea of counting rests after a time signature change. There are two of each possible time changes one with a fermata and one without.
The second set of 12 Etudes deal with multiple entrances. The first six are unison melodic lines that different parts of the band come in at different times (if played correctly it will sound like one melody) The second six are similar accept there are three different figures going on at once. First the band plays the figures together then after a measure or two they come in at different time.
Songs: 33-38
Chapter 7:
Deals with key changes F, Bb, and Eb
3 keyminders going through the different keys
20 Rhythm Key Lines: Rhythms that go back and forth between E and A through the various keys, and the differences in those notes.
6 Agility Drills: Simple exercises that rapidly go between the various keys
6 Modal Songs: Familiar Songs that change keys but the lines and spaces remain the same helping to further identify the changed notes.
6 Agility Songs: The same melodies but with the key changes occuring every measure to help facilitate understanding of the key changes and the changed notes.
24 Key Change Nuggets: Short exercise songs that go back and forth between 2 keys.
Songs 39-50