As with the previous volumes, Book 4 contains 100 short sight reading pieces, slightly more difficult than those in Book 3 including more syncopated rhythms, more meter changes and more use of sixteenth note rhythms. The music for all four volumes is arranged in a manner so that it can be adapted to a wide range of ensemble sizes and instrumentation and is well suited for individual study. Book 4 makes it possible to use a different book each year so students will have new sight reading material from 9^th to 12th grades. A convenient, effective and economical means to develop this very important aspect of musical performance.

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Part of the Essentials of Musicianship series, Sight-Reading Builders for Developing Bands presents 14 short pieces to help students learn this very important, but often under-practiced, skill. The pieces are arranged in progressive order of difficulty and explore a variety of styles, tempos, dynamic contrasts, key changes, and changes in meter. Students will be appropriately challenged through all the early grade levels, and conductors will find this collection makes it easy and convenient to practice this essential musical skill.

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Though not a favorite of all students, sight-reading is a fact of musical life. So what better way to inspire them than with this all-encompassing collection? Fun and engaging exercises range from the easy through medium levels, and thanks to a great arranging effort, your students will hardly notice they are learning. This is sure to help your band grow to musical maturity.

Consistent with the previous volumes that have been so successful, The Sight-Reading Book for Band, Volume 3 contains 100 short sight-reading pieces of music at the easy and medium-easy levels. The music is arranged in a manner so that it can be adapted to a wide range of ensemble sizes and instrumentation, yet is also well suited for individual study. With the addition of Volume 3, it is possible to provide even more sight-reading exercises so students will have a far greater number of new selections to sight-read without having to repeat exercises. You'll be convinced that The Sight-Reading Book for Band, Volume 3 will be an invaluable tool, assisting the director in improving sight-reading skills while using the least amount of rehearsal time possible.

An effective yet efficient means to practice sight-reading on a regular basis without having to retrieve music from the library, hand the music out to the band, collect it after rehearsal, reassemble the music in score order, and file it back in the library. Available in three volumes, each book provides one hundred short pieces (average length is 25 measures with a total of approximately 10 hours of sight-reading practice) and saves valuable rehearsal time. For effective rehearsal planning, an index is provided in the score with key signatures, meters and primary rhythmic figures to provide assistance in creating lesson plans. The music is arranged in a flexible manner so that it can be adapted to a wide range of ensemble sizes with varying instrumentation. The exercises feature various key signatures and meters, key changes, meter changes, accidentals, reversal of rhythms, repeats of various types, hemiola, and isolation of various sections of the ensemble. Books 1 and 3 are Easy to Medium Easy and Book 2 is Medium Easy to Medium in difficulty. The books can be rotated in use so there is always new material for students to read. An invaluable tool for the efficient preparation for sight-reading contests, allowing many opportunities to sight-read in class using the least amount of time possible!

The Sight-Reading Book for Band, Volume 2 contains 100 short sight-reading pieces of music, slightly more difficult than those in Volume 1, including more syncopated rhythms, more meter changes and more use of sixteenth-note rhythms. This material can be presented without having to retrieve music from the library, hand it out, collect it after rehearsal, reassemble the music in score order, and file it back in the library. The music is arranged in such a manner that it can be adapted to a wide range of ensemble sizes and instrumentation and is well suited for individual study. As with Volume 1, The Sight-Reading Book for Band, Volume 2 will prove to be an invaluable tool, assisting directors with efficient preparation for sight-reading contests by allowing many opportunities to sight-read in class using as little time as possible.