When purchasing sightreading music from RBC Music, please note the following:

If you enter your band in NCBA Grade 2 you need to purchase UIL Level 1 sightreading music
.
If you enter your band in NCBA Grade 3 you need to purchase UIL Level 2 sightreading music.
If you enter your band in NCBA Grade 4 you need to purchase UIL Level 3 sightreading music.
If you enter your band in NCBA Grade 5 you need to purchase UIL Level 4 sightreading music.
If you enter your band in NCBA Grade 6 you need to purchase UIL Level 5 sightreading music.

Previous UIL Sightreading pieces are available through RBC Publications (www.rbcmusic.com) to purchase and practice sightreading. Currently the pieces go back to 1998 for each level.
NCBA Sightreading Criteria
Group/Grade Two Sightreading Guidelines
  Key: Concert F, B-flat, E-flat Major
Maximum of one key change
  Meter:
Maximum of one meter change
  Rhythm: Basic Patterns
 
  Percussion Only
 
  Length: Two and one-half (2 1/2) minutes or less

Group/Grade Three Sightreading Guidelines
Same criteria as Group/Grade Two EXCEPT:
  Key: Maximum of two (2) keys with a maximum of two (2) key changes.

Group/Grade Four Sightreading Guidelines
  Key: Concert F, B-flat, E-flat Major
Maximum of two (2) keys with a maximum of two (2) key changes
  Meter:
Maximum of two (2) meters with a maximum of two (2) meter changes
  Rhythm: Basic Patterns
 
  Percussion Only
 
  Length: Three (3) minutes or less

Group/Grade Five Sightreading Guidelines
Same as Group/Grade Four EXCEPT:
  Key: Add A-flat Major
  Rhythm: All sixteenths can be used for percussion AND wind players

Group/Grade Six Sightreading Guidelines
  Key: Concert F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat Major
Maximum of two (2) key changes
  Meter:
Maximum of two (2) meter changes
  Rhythm: Basic Patterns
 

Percussion Only

  Length: Four (4) minutes or less

Sightreading Ranges for Band

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