instrument range guidelines


Instrument Grade 1 Parts 1 Grade 2 Parts 2 Grade 3 Parts 3 Grade 4 Parts 4 Grade 5 Parts 5
Piccolo none none none none G-G(2nd Oct.) 1 F-Ab 1 D-Bb 1 or 2
Flute Bb-Eb 1 F-F(2 Oct.) 1 Eb-G 1 D-Bb 1 or 2 C-C 1 or 2
Oboe G-G(Octave) 1 C-C(2 Oct.) 1 Bb-D 1 or 2 Bb-Eb 1 or 2 Bb-F 1 or 2
English Horn none none none none none none cued 1 cued 1
Bassoon F-Bb(12th) 1 C-C(2 Oct.) 1 Bb-F 1 or 2 Bb-Bb 1 or 2 Bb-D 2 or 3
Eb Clarinet none none none none none none Optional 1 E-G 0 or 1
Bb Clarinet F-G(17th) 1 or 2 E-C(2 ½) 2 E-D 2 or 3 E-F 3 E-G 3 or 4
Alto Cl. none none E-G 0 or 1 E-Bb 0 or 1 E-C 0 or 1 E-D 0 or 1
Bass Cl. F-Bb(open) 1 E-C(1½) 1 Eb-G 1 Eb-C 1 Eb-F 1
Contra B Cl. none none Optional 0 or 1   0 or 1   0 or 1 0 or 1  
Alto Sax D-C(15th) 1 C-C(2 Oct.) 1 C-D 1 or 2 Bb-D 2 Bb-F 2
Tenor Sax C-F 1 C-C(2 Oct.) 1 C-D 1 Bb-D 1 Bb-D 1 or 2
Bari Sax C-F 1 C-C(2 Oct.) 1 C-D 1 Bb-D 1 Bb-D 1
Cornet/Tpt. A-E 1 or 2 G-F 2 F#-A 2 or 3 F#-Bb 3-5 F#-C 3-6
Horn low G-D 1 F-E 1 F-F 2-4 F-G 3-4 C-Bb 4
Trombone Ab-D 1 G-Eb 1 or 2 F-F 2 F-Ab 2 F-Bb 2 or 3
Bass Trombone none none none none F-D 1 Eb-D 1 Ab-F(2½) 1
Euphonium Ab-D 1 G-F 1 F-G 1 F-Ab 1 Eb-Bb 1 or 2
Tuba Ab-D 1 G-Eb 1 G-F 1 F-F 1 F-Ab 1 or 2
String Bass none none none none Opt. E-B 0 or 1 Opt. E-C 1 E-G 1
Percussion   1-4   1-4   1-5   1-5   1-6
Timpani 2 drums 1 2-3 drums 1 3-4 drums 1 4 drums 1 4-5 drums 1 or 2