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SIGHTREADING PROCESS
HOW IT WORKS....
The ability to read music on sight is one of the most important assets any musician can possess. In addition to
developing the appropriate skill set for sightreading, a predetermined sightreading procedure can be beneficial to
both ensembles and individuals. This involves “practicing” the art of sightreading. The acronym MKT-RADAR
(
) assists learners in remembering the elements of this methodical approach to sightreading preparation.
Features include:
• Introduces a step-by-step technique for effective sightreading
• Progressive and comprehensive curriculum addressing the various music literacy skills
to sight-read efficiently
• Serves as instructional “text book” for instrumental classes
• Assists in meeting district, state and national standards
• Makes instructional assessment more efficient and easier to achieve
• Learning outcomes and assessment material make class preparation more efficient and can be
adapted to fit curriculum
• Rigorous, relevant and measurable instructional material for your band curriculum
• Learning outcomes can be adapted for school district, state and national learning and
assessment models as needed
• FLEXIBLE: Competency Sets can be used for ensemble or individual warm-up, or individual
elements can be incorporated into existing warm-up routine
• Instructional materials can be adapted to rehearsal schedule
• Use with any size group and with any instrumentation
• Provides challenging, but fun-to-play educational material which can serve as
(or supplement) your daily routine
• Use as a supplement for individual study, adapt for chair placements or progress evaluation
• Percussion can be played by any ‘battery’ instrument reading from either line
• Designed for series implementation after completion of a standard “beginning band” method book
• Special End-Of-Instruction (EOI) assessment packs are available
"A very logical, rigorous and measurable sequence of learning to aid all
musicians."
Will Fairbanks
Director of Bands
Greenville College
Greenville, Illinois
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Instructional
elements
clearly labeled
Adaptable
Learning
Outcomes
Unison
Melody
lines
"Students are easily able to apply
the MKT*RADAR approach to
concert repertoire.”
Ted Heggen
Band Director
Southeast Polk Jr. High
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Transferable
Process
ency Set
ding Compet
ts:
Each Sightrea
llowing elemen
includes the fo
yncopation
/ Rhythms / S
Meter (Time)
/ Scales
Key Signature
/ Arpeggios
cy / Intervals
Pitch Accura
Phrasing
Articulation /
retation / Style
Tempo / Interp
tation
trast / Interpre
Dynamic Con
xercises
Assessment E
d
Balance / Blen
/ Style
Interpertation
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MKT-RAD
AR PROC
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– Sc
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us
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or syncopati
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– Check for
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“Musical concepts are consistently
reviewed/reiterated"
Jacquelyn Meunier
Southeast Polk High School
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Reinforcement
of constant
eighth
Prompts to use
the sightreading
process
• dffasffdafs
Hear the results!
Prompts remind students to use the
process.
Transfer this process over to your
band and lesson literature. Amazing!
“I handed out a new piece and heard a marked improvement after using the MKT-RADAR Process”
Greg Allen
Highland Middle School
Highland, Illinois
Extended-length
assessments in
each book
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Versatile!
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Use exercises in order, or pick
and choose, to supplement your
lesson plans.
For intense work on just one
element, read through that element’s
exercise from each of the 13 sets.
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“This seems to capture the student’s attention.”
Jennifer Tylavsky
Southeast Polk 6th Grade
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
Advanced
Rhythm
Exercises
Complete
Scale
Reference
Exercises for
Rhythmic
Independence
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Assessment Packs
• Assists teachers in meeting local, state and national standards.
• Specifically designed for “End-Of-Instruction” or
“End-Of-Term” assessment.
• May be incorporated into a pre-test/post-test assessment format.
“My final will be a no brainer!”
Jacquelyn Meunier
Southeast Polk High School
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
• Materials designed for full ensemble with any instrumentation and/or individual lesson evaluation.
• Includes three assessment exercises - one unison and two full band “excerpts” correlated with
Sightreading 101, Sightreading 201 and Sightreading 301.
• Includes ready-to-use assessment tools for verbal, written and performance assessment and reporting.
• Evaluation may be administered by the conductor/director or an independent evaluator/adjudicator.
Appropriate for peer evaluation.
• Assists teachers in meeting the core Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine standards of the
National Association for Music Education.
• Assists teachers in meeting teacher evaluation standards defined
in the 2015 National Association for Music Education Position
Paper which states: “Measures of student achievement used in
teacher evaluation must be based on student achievement that
is directly attributable to the individual teacher...”
• Additional Assessment packs are scheduled for future release.
ASSESSMENT PACK 101.1
Measures student
progress with
pre- and post-testing
"I love it that this method includes
assessments that are easily used for
state required progress evaluations.
My administrators are can see
quantified progress reports now too!"
Greg Allen
Highland Middle School
Highland, Illinois
ASSESSMENT PACK 301.1
ASSESSMENT PACK 201.1
Cat. No. 073-4590-00 - $60.00
Cat. No. 073-4436-00 - $60.00
Cat. No. 073-4490-00 - $60.00
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