Pre-Area Materials

• The sightreading exercise shall be written in one of the following key signatures: C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, E-flat or A-flat. There will be no modulations or altered tones.
• The sightreading exercise shall be written in one of the following meter signatures: 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4, and approximately 8 measures in length.
• The sightreading exercise may include the following rhythmic devices: half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, dotted eighth notes, sixteenth notes, quarter rests, eighth rests, and simple syncopation.
• The sightreading exercise will include a minimum of 30 notes.

Area Sight Reading Practice

• The sightreading exercise shall be written in one of the following key signatures: C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, E-flat or A-flat. There will be no modulations or altered tones.
• The sightreading exercise shall be written in one of the following meter signatures: 2/4, 3/4 or 4/4, and approximately 8 measures in length.
• The sightreading exercise may include the following rhythmic devices: half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, dotted eighth notes, sixteenth notes, quarter rests, eighth rests, and simple syncopation.
• The sightreading exercise will include a minimum of 30 notes.