The Sight Reading Builder has ten different levels with a wide range of parameters that are suitable for beginner through advanced players. Each level can be customized and saved as a template to your SmartMusic account. Here is the breakdown of the default parameters in each level.
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Level 1
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments:
Voice:
Rhythmic patterns
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 1 all instrument ranges are an interval of a fifth wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
No articulations, dynamics, or ornaments are used in Level 1.
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 2
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments:
Voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 2 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of a seventh wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
No articulations, dynamics, or ornaments are used in Level 2.
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 3
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments:
Voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1 and Level 2)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 3 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of a ninth wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
No articulations, dynamics, or ornaments are used in Level 3.
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 4
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments:
Voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 3)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 4 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of an eleventh wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Other options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 5
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments:
Voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 4)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 5 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of a thirteenth wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Other options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 6
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments:
Voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 5)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 6 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of a fourteenth wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 7
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments and voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 6)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 7 all pitched instrument ranges are two octaves wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 8
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind and pitched percussion instruments:
String instruments and voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 7)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 8 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of an eighteenth wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 9
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind instruments, pitched percussion instruments, string instruments and voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 8)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 9 all pitched instrument ranges are an interval of a twentieth wide.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Other options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Ornaments:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options:
Level 10
Time signatures
Key signatures
Wind instruments, pitched percussion instruments, string instruments and voice:
Rhythmic patterns (includes rhythmic patterns from Level 1-Level 9)
Non-percussion rhythmic patterns:
Percussion rhythmic patterns:
Instrument ranges
In Level 10 all pitched instrument ranges are the full range of the instrument.
Interval, rhythmic, and other options
Interval options:
Rhythmic options:
Other options:
Articulations, dynamics, and ornaments
Articulations:
Dynamics:
Ornaments:
Musicality options
Melodic options:
Rhythmic options: