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Prerequisites:
- At least three years previous band experience (or discretion of directors)
- Proficiency of the following major scales (2 octaves for woodwinds, 1 octave for brass and percussion):
- Concert C, F, B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, D-flat, G, D, A, E, B
- Chromatic
- Understanding of intonation and basic pitch tendencies
- Understanding of sixteenth, all dotted, and syncopated rhythms
- Understanding of 2/2 (cut time) and 6/8 time signatures
- Advanced sight-reading
- Private lessons highly recommended
- Grade level: 6 - 8