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Sight-Reading Band Instrument Ranges

Revised 2011
Lowest note changed for Low Clarinets in grades I through IV / Conf C, CC, CCC, AAAA.

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Flute/Piccolo
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	1st space F in the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	1st space F in the staff	3rd space D above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	1st space F in the staff	3rd line Eb above the staff
Conf 4A	1st space F in the staff	High F above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	1st line Eb in the staff	4th space F above the staff

Oboe
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	1st space F in the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	1st line C below the staff	1st line A above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	1st line C below the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Conf 4A	1st line C below the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	1st line C below the staff	3rd space F above the staff

Bassoon
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	1st line G in the staff	1st line C above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	1st line G in the staff	2nd space D above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	1st line G in the staff	2nd space D above the staff
Conf 4A	1st space F below the staff	3rd space F above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	2nd line C below the staff	3 space F above the staff

Clarinet
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	3rd line F below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	3rd line F below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	3rd line F below the staff	1st line A above the staff
Conf 4A	3rd line F below the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	4th space E below the staff	3rd line Eb above the staff

Low Clarinet
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	3rd line F below the staff	Middle Bb in the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	3rd line F below the staff	Middle C in the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	3rd line F below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 4A	4th space E below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	4th space E below the staff	1st space G above the staff

Alto Saxophone
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	1st space D below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	1st space D below the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	1st space D below the staff	2nd line C above the staff
Conf 4A	1st space D below the staff	3rd space D above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	1st line C below the staff	3rd line E above the staff

Tenor & Baritone Saxophone
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	1st space F in the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	1st space D below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	1st space D below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 4A	1st space D below the staff	2nd space B above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	1st line C below the staff	2nd line C above the staff

French Horn
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	1st line C below the staff	3rd space C in the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	2nd space Bb below the staff	4th line D in the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	2nd line A below the staff	4th space E in the staff
Conf 4A	2nd space G below the staff	Top line F in the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	3rd space G below the staff	Top line F in the staff

Trumpet
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	2nd space Bb below the staff	middle C in the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	2nd space Bb below the staff	Top line F in the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	2nd space Bb below the staff	Top space G in the staff
Conf 4A	2nd line A below the staff	1st space G above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	3rd space G below the staff	1st line A above the staff

Trombone & Baritone
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	2nd line Bb in the staff	Top space Bb above the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	1st space Ab in the staff	1st line C above the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	1st line G in the staff	2nd space D above the staff
Conf 4A	1st space F below the staff	2nd line Eb above the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	1st space F below the staff	3rd space F above the staff

Tuba
Conference	Lowest Note	Highest Note
Conf 1C & 1B	3rd space Bb below the staff	2nd line Bb in the staff
Conf 2C, 2B & 1A/2A	3rd space Bb below the staff	2nd space C in the staff
Conf 3C, 3B & 3A	3rd space Bb below the staff	3rd space Eb in the staff
Conf 4A	3rd line Ab below the staff	4th line F in the staff
Conf 5A & 6A	4th space G below the staff	4th line F in the staff