Grade 5 Sight reading?

TheTopTrumpet · Regular Member Joined: 20 Oct 2015 Posts: 11

I have an audition for a band that requires me to sight read grade five music. What time signatures and keys should i expect? Do you have any examples? Thanks!

bach_again · Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 1:39 am Post subject:

If this is ABRSM, then buy the Specimen Sight Reading Tests G1-5.

From memory 3/4 sharps/flats, 2/4 3/4 4/4 6/8 9/8, maybe common and cut common time.

If you buy the book (super cheap used) you’d get an idea.

IMO the ABRSM sight reading is too easy.

Best,
Mike
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TheTopTrumpet · Regular Member Joined: 20 Oct 2015 Posts: 11

Andy Del · Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 11:33 am Post subject:

There are many 'grading systems for various organisations, such as those who offer practical examinations on performance (ABRS, Trinity College, AMEB down under, Royal Toronto Conservatorium(? there's a Canadian system of some sort), etc. etc.) Then there's the publisher grading, which tries to make it easier for a band conductor to select music*...

If it's a band audition, I suspect it's a publisher grading, which would mean, reasonably difficult. The only way to prepare sight reading is to do a LOT of it, over a long period of time to build up this skill.

Hope that helps!

cheers

Andy

* If one conducts a band and can't see and hear internally how a piece is, then relying on a numbering system only makes me think ' God help your band!'.
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