Concert Band

• Pieces using the first 6 notes of the Bb scale
• Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and two repeated eighth-notes
• Optional alternate parts for Horn (lower range) and Trombone (nothing past 4th position)
• Low brass and low woodwinds cover the bass line

• Playable by first year musicians
• Limited range of the first octave
• Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and simple eighth-note patterns
• Clarinet part stays below the break
• Bass line is reinforced throughout with multiple lower instruments
• Active percussion

• Accessible to first year musicians and those beginning the second year of study
• Range is expanded, but still limited
• Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and eighth-notes, simple syncopation
• Addition of two Trumpet and Clarinet parts. 2nd Clarinet stays below the break, 1st • Clarinet crosses the break carefully
• Bass line is reinforced throughout, but with more independence in the low brass
• Active percussion

• Accessible to second and third year musicians
• Range is expanded, but still carefully considered
• Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and eighth-notes, and simple sixteenth patterns
• Clarinet 2 still stays below the break
• Separate parts for Trombone, Euphonium, and Bassoon
• Careful scoring to make the band sound full
• Percussion treated as an important color

• Fully scored pieces for upper middle school and high school
• Range is expanded, but still carefully considered
• More advanced rhythms and part independence
• 3 Clarinet and Trumpet parts, 2 Horn and Trombone parts
• Generous cross-cueing of solos or exposed parts
• More advanced use of percussion

• Fully scored pieces for high school and collegiate level ensembles
• High artistic merit
• Range is within reason for advancing ensembles
• Rhythm: within reason and more use of mixed meter
• Scoring makes use of all colors
• Cross-cueing of solos or exposed parts
• More advanced use of percussion
• Percussion as an essential color