Sight-Reading Band Instrument Ranges

Revised 2022

Flute/Piccolo
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	1st space F in the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Level 2 & 3	1st space F in the staff	F above the staff
Level 4	1st space F in the staff	G above the staff
Level 5 & 6	1st line Eb in the staff	A above the staff

Oboe
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	1st space F in the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 2 & 3	C below the staff	A above the staff
Level 4	C below the staff	C above the staff
Level 5 & 6	C below the staff	Eb above the staff

Bassoon
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	1st line G in the staff	C above the staff
Level 2 & 3	1st line G in the staff	C above the staff
Level 4	F below the staff	F above the staff
Level 5 & 6	C below the staff	F above the staff

Clarinet
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	G below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 2 & 3	G below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 4	F below the staff	C above the staff
Level 5 & 6	E below the staff	Eb above the staff

Low Clarinet
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	G below the staff	Middle Bb in the staff
Level 2 & 3	G below the staff	Middle C in the staff
Level 4	E below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 5 & 6	E below the staff	1st space G above the staff

Alto Saxophone
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	1st space D below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 2 & 3	1st space D below the staff	C above the staff
Level 4	1st space D below the staff	D above the staff
Level 5 & 6	1st line C below the staff	E above the staff

Tenor & Baritone Saxophone
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	1st space F in the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 2 & 3	1st space D below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Level 4	1st space D below the staff	C above the staff
Level 5 & 6	1st line C below the staff	C above the staff

French Horn
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	1st line C below the staff	3rd space C in the staff
Level 2 & 3	2nd space Bb below the staff	4th line D in the staff
Level 4	2nd space G below the staff	Top line F in the staff
Level 5 & 6	3rd space G below the staff	Top line F in the staff

Trumpet
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	2nd space Bb below the staff	middle C in the staff
Level 2 & 3	2nd space Bb below the staff	Top line F in the staff
Level 4	2nd line A below the staff	G above the staff
Level 5 & 6	3rd space G below the staff	A above the staff

Trombone & Baritone
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	2nd line Bb in the staff	Top space Bb above the staff
Level 2 & 3	1st space Ab in the staff	D above the staff
Level 4	1st space F below the staff	F above the staff
Level 5 & 6	1st space F below the staff	G above the staff

Tuba
Level	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Level 1	3rd space Bb below the staff	2nd line Bb in the staff
Level 2 & 3	3rd space Bb below the staff	2nd space C in the staff
Level 4	3rd line Ab below the staff	3rd space Eb in the staff
Level 5 & 6	4th space G below the staff	4th space G in the staff