Just back from middle school first band concert of the year. 6th graders were all playing grade 1 stuff. Concert band is made up of 7th and 8th graders and some years one or two sixth graders. Concert band played four songs and I looked them up. The publisher didn’t list a grade on them but at the bottom listed what lists they appear on. Three of them were listed by some states as level 2 and some states as level 3 (so maybe a 2.5? And the fourth piece was listed as a level 3. I think by the end of the year they will be strongly in all level 3s like they were last year with a few level 4s. They work on Some pieces that don’t make the cut for performances but stretch the kids
