About the Texas UIL PML Project

This project began with the Texas University Interscholastic League Prescribed Music List. Our original system of categorization is based on the TX UIL PML, and consists of four pedagogical categories each for class 3 and class 2 solos, and five pedagogical categories for class 1 solos.

Since expanding our research to include every state's list, we decided to revamp our pedagogical categories to become more generic (our new categories can be found here).

HOWEVER, we still find a great value in the classification system we developed especially for the Texas list. For our fellow Texans, we have included our Texas UIL PML categories with the pedagogical analyses.

Texas UIL PML Guidelines

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Categories	Range	Cross Over Break?	Key	Meter	Rhythm	Ornamentation	Special Considerations
3D	G3-Bflat4	No or simple	0-1 sharps, 0-1 flats	simple meter	simple rhythms	None	None
3C	E3-Bflat4 OR B4-C6	No or simple	0-2 sharps, 0-2 flats	simple meter	simple rhtyhms	None	None
3B	E3-C6	Yes	0-3 sharps, 0-3 flats	simple & compound	simple rhythms	Single grace notes, 1-2 trills	None
3A	E3-E6	Yes	0-4 sharps, 0-4 flats	simple & compound	intermediate rhythms	multiple grace notes, few trills	Leap distance, articulations
2D	up to D6 or Eb6	Yes	0-4 sharps, 0-4 flats	simple & compound	simple rhythms	trills and grace notes	None
2C	up to E6	Yes	0-4 sharps, 0-4 flats	simple & compound	intermediate rhythms	trills, grace notes, simple turns and mordents	None
2B	up to F6	Yes	All	simple & compound	intermediate rhythms	ornamentation may cross break	None
2A	up to Ab6 or A6	Yes	All	simple & compound	advanced rhythms	All ornaments with advanced skills, i.e. quick tempos, crossing from clarion to altissimo, etc.	Difficulty fitting the accompaniment part with the solo part.
1E	up to F6	Yes	All	simple & compound	simple rhythms	Simple ornamentation (trills and grace notes)	None
1D	up to G6	Yes	All	simple & compound	intermediate rhythms	Mostly simple ornamentation with addition of turns and mordents	None
1C	up to G6	Yes	All	simple & compound	intermediate rhythms	All ornamentation	Length
1B	extended range (above G6)	Yes	All	simple, compound & asymmetric	advanced rhythms	All ornamentation	Technical difficulty and length
1A	extended range (above G6)	Yes	All	simple, compound & asymmetric	advanced rhythms	All ornamentation including extended techniques	Extended techniques, technical difficulty, and length