Choosing Repertoire
Directors must choose both pieces from any state-graded list. You are not limited to the states listed below, and if you find your piece on another state list, that is ok.
- South Carolina Graded List
- Georgia STRING and FULL Orchestra LGPE Music List
- Florida STRING and FULL Music List
- North Carolina STRING List
- North Carolina FULL List
- Ohio HS STRING and FULL list of required pieces
- Ohio MS STRING and FULL list of required pieces
- Texas Graded List
- Maryland STRING List
- Maryland FULL list
If you can not find a piece on any state list, you may apply for it to be approved by the CPA committee using this form: Application to Perform Repertoire not Found on Approved State Lists
**TIP** You can use the Luck’s and JW Pepper sites to search for your piece and see if it appears on any state list.
A list of pieces approved by the committee can be found here. You may also use this list when picking pieces to perform at CPA.
Rules Governing Concert Performance Assessment and Sight Reading
It is very important that you familiarize yourself with the standing rules for both your stage performance and sight reading performance. This link will take you to our handbook, where the rules are listed.
CPA and Sight Reading Rubrics
Sight Reading Guidelines
Sight Reading materials are originally composed pieces based on guidelines given to composers in a composition contest. You can help your group prepare for this portion of the event by reviewing the guidelines for each grade level. You can find this here.