Level I-IV solos are scheduled for ten-minute time slots. involves playing a graded solo from the NYSSMA Manual, playing scales and sight reading. I think this hits Standard 1, 2, 3, 4, 9. From the NYSSMA manual, a short sight reading selecti on and for instrumentalists, prescribed scales. A guide for parents and students on the NYSSMA Solo Process. One thing I will do with the choir is insist that they do the tracks in this order: bass, vocal1, keyboard, drum, vocal 2.

Each level has it’s own difficulties as they increase, so make sure to discuss with your teacher exactly what you’ll need to know. In addition, there is sight reading and, depending on the instrument, scales to perform. This opens the assignment up to lots of discussion about choices. Each student is required to select a solo piece to perform, located in the NYSSMA manual. They can do it in monophonic style or polyphonic style (we are singing motets at the moment). I ask them to compose a five track composition with a melody on top of them singing. I spend maybe five minutes on this demonstration. Garageband defaults to an 8 measure composition. I show them how to check that the chords are available for a I-vi-IV-V sequence. Fees: Cash or check to be paid NISKAYUNA FRIENDS OF MUSIC (or FOM)Level 1-4: 16 Level 5-6: 24 Please return the application form.

Level 5-6: E, Ab, F Reading Sight will be done with from the MusicFirst web program. I use Smart instrument settings and autoplay. Scale information: Level 1-2: any 3 scales. I model opening Garageband and recording a drum track, bass track, and keyboard track. Senior choir has some prior knowledge of key, chords, measures, etc. I will do this as a 'station' in freshman class while the remainder complete SmartMusic sight-reading assessments. I will do this slightly differently in my Senior choir class (which is 1-1) and my Freshman choir class (which is 1-2). Distribution outside of your classroom is strictly prohibited.This is a version of the band lesson I use.

Upon purchase, you are authorized to make copies for students in your personal classroom. Although written specifically with NYSSMA criteria in mind, these examples satisfy criteria for many state sight-reading requirements.

Keys, ranges, intervals, time signatures, rhythms, dynamics and articulations progressively increase in difficulty over the 100 exercises, divided into four clear levels. Composed following the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) guidelines, 100 examples (25 at each level) have been created and adapted for each of the following instruments: This collection of 1,000 sight-reading examples were carefully written for elementary and middle school musicians.

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