Master of the Alphabet

"Master of the Alphabet" is a competition developed by Debra Haburay, director of bands at Forestwood Middle School in Flower Mound, Texas.

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Requirements for MASTER LEVEL (Level 1)

• Sit up straight and tall while you perform.
• Count and pat the "beat" with the metronome at 60 beats per minute.
• Perform each line by memory.
• Say 2 letters (notes) per beat (eighth notes) forward AND backward on each line (the last note is a quarter note, which allows you to transition to the next line).
• Transition immediately into each new line with no rest or break in between lines.
• No mistakes can be made.

Requirements for SUPER MASTER LEVEL (Level 2) 

• Sit up straight and tall while you perform
• Count and pat the "beat" with the metronome at 60 beats per minute.
• Perform each line by memory.
• Say 4 letters (notes) per beat (sixteenth notes) forward AND backward on each line.
• Transition immediately into each new line with no rest or break in between lines.
• No mistakes can be made.

Requirements for ULTRA SUPER MASTER (Level 3) 

• Sit up straight and tall while you perform
• Count and pat the "beat" with the metronome at 60 beats per minute.
• Perform each line by memory.
• Say 8 letters (notes) per beat (thirty-second notes) forward AND backward on each line.
• Transition immediately into each new line with no rest or break in between lines.
• No mistakes can be made.

Click here for a metronome and set the beat to "60" to practice. It is okay to set it slower, but do NOT set it faster!