Loading... Please wait...Guidelines for music compositions / submissions:
| 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 |