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2024 Choir Sight-Reading Voicing and Key Signatures

Updated Annually in January

 

SiGht-Reading Level Assignments

Level Assignments
Level 1 1C Varsity & All MS Non-Varsity, 1A/2A/3A Non-Varsity
Level 2 2C/3C Varsity & 4A Non-Varsity
Level 3 1A/2A/3A Varsity & 5A/6A Non-Varsity
Level 4 4A Varsity
Level 5 5A/6A Varsity

NOTES:

  • For Tenor-Bass 3-Part Voicings, All High School Choirs read TBB, all middle school choirs read TTB.
  • Sub Non-Varsity Choirs read the same selection as Non-Varsity Choirs for their conference.
  • Levels for each classification were adjusted in 2023.
  • Sight-Reading Level Flowchart.

 

Mixed
Level Voicing Key
Level 1 SATB/SAB G
Level 2 SATB/SAB G
Level 3 SATB/SAB G
Level 4 SATB/SAB Eb
Level 5 SATB/SAB Eb

 

Treble
Level Voicing Key
Level 1 SSA/SA F
Level 2 SSA/SA F
Level 3 SSA/SA D
Level 4 SSA/SA Eb
Level 5 SSA/SA Eb

 

Tenor Bass
Level Voicing Key
Level 1 TB - MS & HS
TTB - MS
TBB - HS
TTB/TB - G
TBB - F
Level 2 TB - MS & HS
TTB - MS
TBB - HS
TTB/TB - G
TBB - F
Level 3 TBB/TB F
Level 4 TBB/TB Eb
Level 5 TBB/TB F