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GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference C Middle Schools and B Junior Highs

Meter:
  No meter change
Key: Major keys: F, C, G
  No modulations
  Consider range and tessitura of voices
Texture: Homophonic, with unison passages allowed
Harmony: No altered chords
  Melodic skips within the I, IV, V chords only, to include all thirds and perfect fourth, "sol-do" (5-1)
Cadences: No use of the deceptive cadence
  Authentic and plagal cadences only
Rhythm: Basic patterns using eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes and corresponding rests
  No dotted patterns except dotted half notes
  No ties across the bar line
  No excessive use of rests
Length: 16 to 24 measures, depending on time signature
  Length of piece can be different for each classification
Form: Recurring motives; strophic; ABA
Voicings: Mixed: SAB and SATB; Girls: SA/SSA; Boys: TB/TTB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Ten. II Bass Baritone for SAB
 

GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference CC/CCC Middle Schools and BB Junior Highs

Meter:
  Maximum of one meter change and return
Key: Major keys: F, C, G
  No modulations
  Consider range and tessitura of voices
Harmony: No altered chords
  Melodic skips within the I, IV, V chords only, to include all thirds and perfect fourth
Texture: Homophonic, with unison passages allowed
Cadences: No use of the deceptive cadence
  Authentic and plagal cadences only
Rhythm: Basic patterns using eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes and corresponding rests
  No dotted patterns except dotted half notes
  No ties across the bar line
  No excessive use of rests
Length: 20 to 32 measures, depending on time signature
  Length of piece can be different for each classification,
thus, one piece could be written for three classifications
Form: Recurring motives; strophic; ABA
Voicings: Mixed: SAB and SATB; Girls: SA/SSA; Boys: TB/TTB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Ten. II Bass Baritone for SAB
 

GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference BBB Junior Highs

Meter:
  Maximum of one meter change and return
Key: Major keys: B-flat, F, C, G, D
  No modulations
Harmony: No altered chords
  Melodic skips within the I, IV, V and V7 (re-fa only) chords only, to include all thirds, perfect fourth, and perfect fifth
Texture: Homophonic, with unison passages allowed
Cadences: No use of the deceptive cadence
  Authentic and plagal cadences only
Rhythm: Basic patterns using eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes and corresponding rests
  No dotted patterns except dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes
  No ties across the bar line
  No excessive use of rests
Length: 24 to 36 measures, depending on time signature
Form: Recurring motives; strophic; ABA
Voicings: Mixed: SAB and SATB; Girls: SSA; Boys: TTB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Ten. II Bass Baritone for SAB
 

GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference A, AA Varsity and AAAA Non-varsity

Meter:
  Maximum of one meter change and return
Key: Major keys: B-flat, F, C, G, D
  No modulations
Harmony: No altered chords
  Melodic skips within the I, IV, V and V7 (re-fa only) chords only, to include all thirds, perfect fourth, and perfect fifth
Cadences: No use of the deceptive cadence
  Authentic and plagal cadences only
Texture: Homophonic, with polyphonic sections
  No more than 20% polyphony
Rhythm: Basic patterns using eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes and corresponding rests
  No dotted patterns except dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes
Length: 32 to 40 measures
Voicings: Mixed: SAB and SATB; Girls: SSA; Boys: TBB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Baritone Bass
 

GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference AAA Varsity and AAAAA Non-varsity

Meter:
  Maximum of one meter change and return
Key: Major keys: B-flat, E-flat, F, C, G, D, A
  No modulations
Harmony: Melodic skips within the I, IV, V, V7 and VI chords, except the tritone
Texture: Homophonic, with polyphonic sections
  No more than 20% polyphony
Rhythm: Basic patterns using eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes and corresponding rests
  Dotted values using eighths or longer values
Length: 32 to 40 measures
Voicings: Mixed: SAB and SATB; Girls: SSA; Boys: TBB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Baritone Bass
 

GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference AAAA

Meter:
  Maximum of one meter change and return
Key: Major or minor keys up through four sharps and four flats
  Possible modulation to relative major or minor keys
Harmony: Simple altered chords with the altered tone approached and left step-wise
  Voice leading in all parts should be logical and should avoid leaps of the major 7th and the tritone
Texture: Homophonic, with polyphonic sections
  No more than 25% polyphony
Rhythm: Dotted patterns
  Simple syncopations
  Tied notes across bar lines
  Sixteenth note patterns
  Eighth note triplets spanning no more than two beats may be used for necessary text accommodations
Length: 36 to 42 measures including repeats
Voicings: Mixed: SATB; Girls: SSA; Boys: TBB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Baritone Bass
 

GO TO   Junior High: C-B  | CC-CCC-BB  | BBB  
High School: 1A-2A and 4A NonVarsity  | 3A and 5A NonVarsity  | 4A  | 5A  

Conference AAAAA

Meter:
  Maximum of one meter change and return
Key: Major or minor keys up through four sharps and four flats
  Possible modulation to relative major or minor keys
Harmony: Simple altered chords with the altered tone approached and left step-wise
  Voice leading in all parts should be logical and should avoid leaps of the major 7th and the tritone
Texture: Homophonic, with polyphonic sections
  No more than 30% polyphony
Cadences: No use of the deceptive cadence
  Authentic and plagal cadences only
Rhythm: Dotted patterns
  Simple syncopations
  Tied notes across bar lines
  Sixteenth note patterns
  Eighth note triplets spanning no more than two beats may be used for necessary text accommodations
Length: 48 to 52 measures including repeats
Voicings: Mixed: SATB; Girls: SSA; Boys: TBB
Text: Choir may use the printed text or their preferred method of reading on both readings.
Ranges: Sop. I Sop. II Alto
 
  Ten. I Baritone Bass
 

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