All State Sight Reading Book

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All-State Sight Reading Book

by Wilton Elder

42 Sight Reading Exercises forTreble Clef Instruments


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Important

The music included herein is the original work of Wilton

Elder and is presented for educational purposes only. It isnot meant to replace or change the audition requirementsset forth by the administering band association/organization in your state. Individuals should consult yourband director, your states administering band association/organization, or your private music teacher for specificguidelines to the All-State Band audition in your state.

Individuals should always gather more than one resourcefor improving your music sight reading. This ebook is byno means a definitive guide.

The music selections included herein are not exercisesthat you will read at your All-State Band audition. This isnot an official collection of exercises and is not in any way

associated officially with any band organization orassociation. Purchasing, reading, and working out of thisbook will not, by any means, guarantee that you will youget into All-State Band. Accordingly, the composer and thepublisher assume no responsibility for actions taken byreaders based upon the information presented in thisbook.

(Composers note: Read a lot of different, new music on aregular basis, practice efficiently, and perform in front ofother people.)

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Copyright


The content provided herein is all original music writtenand composed by Wilton Elder. This music is copyrightprotected and can not be used, duplicated, copied, ordistributed in any way, shape, or form without the expresswritten permission of the composer.

Preface

This book grew out of a desire to provide new, shortpieces of music to help my saxophone students improvetheir ability to read music. The parameters used incomposing this music were set forth in the sight readingguidelines for the Junior Band division first audition by the

South Carolina Band Directors Association.

While the parameters are oriented to a middle schoolaudience of grades 6-8, the selections included here willbe moderately to extremely difficult based on theexperience and abilities of the student.

The content herein was composed first and foremost asshort pieces of music, not exercises. Consideration of wasgiven tothe aspects of key, pitchrange, tempo, meter,rhythm, dynamics, articulation, and style during thecompositional process.

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About the Composer

-------------------------------------------------- Michael Owens

--------------------------------------------------- John Zeringue


To know Wilton is to know a man who is truly amusician. He genuinely loves and respects musicand is vastly knowledgeable regarding its history,theory, and practice.

As a teacher, Wilton brings much to the table. Butmore important than his skill or his knowledge are his

respect for his students and his willingness to allowhis students to discover their own methods ofperforming and being musicians.

Any success I have had over my six years as hisstudent I whole heartedly attribute to his guidance asa teacher and a friend.

Mr. Elder has helped me learn how to set andachieve my goals, and since the beginning, he has

given me an edge against competing saxophonistsat the county, region and state levels.


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----------------------------------------------- Patrick Magwood

--------------------------------------------------- Kelly Eldridge


Wilton Elder is THE best instructor any young

saxophonist could ask for. Ive been a student of hisfor three years. No matter how many times I maymess up, he always encourages me to keep trying.He works tirelessly, whether its a few minutes afterthe lesson for an explanation, or telling me aboutrecordings of other players to use in practice.

Lessons with Wilton are the high point of my week.Hes helped me so much in multiple aspects ofplaying, but best of all in jazz and scales. Hesextremely skilled as a musician, so I know Imgetting really good information. I hope to continuetaking lessons with him for many years to come.

I know Wilton as a performer and as a teacher ofmy 12 year old son. As an artist, Wilton is extremelyskilled, knowledgeable, versatile, and creative. As

an instructor, he is consistent, professional, andpatient.


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------------------------------------------------ Georg Schmelzer

--------------------------------------- Carrie & Andrew Talsma


Having taken lessons from Wilton Elder the majorityof my career at Wando, I can personally say that he

is an inspiring teacher. Not only did he help mereach the goals I set for myself, but he alsoencouraged me to develop new ones along the way.The success principles he taught me in lessonshave not only helped me in my music but haveguided me in dealing with everyday life challengesas well.

Wilton Elder tutors our son Josh Talsma for Alto

Saxophone. While we lived in Charleston SC Joshgot to have lessons in person for a year until wemoved to Texas. Wilton is fabulous with Josh! Joshhas taken all that he learned from Wilton andperformed extremely well at the All Region Bandthis year. Wilton goes above and beyond teachingthe kids not only the basics of the saxophone butalso helps to advance Joshs level of musicknowledge and scales.


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-------------------------------------------------- Tamara Kasper

---------------------------------------------------- Sue Gonzales


We chose Wilton Elder because of his impressive

background as a well-versed performer andadvanced education in music. Our daughter hasthrived under his tutelageher skill set and all-around musical knowledge have improved.Wiltons can-do attitude is motivational, self-esteem building and has helped our daughterdevelop the confidence she needs to perform. We

look forward to working with him throughout ourdaughters high school years.

My son Jack has been taking lessons with WiltonElder for over two years. I know Jack would not bedoing as well as he is on saxophone withoutWiltons lessons. He is a very talented instructorand has helped Jack prepare for many concerts &auditions. He always has tasks for Jack to work on

between lessons, but he is also very good atfinding the students musical goals & helping themwork towards that. I highly recommend him.


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Wilton Elder is an artist-teacher currently living

in Charleston, SC. He runs a private studio of

diverse music students, teaches MusicAppreciation at Trident Technical College, and

performs regularly with Super Deluxe,

Charlestons Premier Party Band!.

When Wilton is not teaching and performing he likes toeat, sleep, read, discover new music, meet new people,

and spend timewith his friends & family.

Little known facts about Elder are that he likes to collectdomain names, used to work in internet radio, debuted onMTV at the age of 12 as an extra dancer in the musicvideo for John Mellencamps Now More Than Ever, andis certified to troubleshoot your iPhone.

For more information, visit the composer online at http://wiltonelder.com.

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