[category: band]Practice sight reading on bells with exercise 16 (on the bell side of your book). Make sure to check your key signature first, then time signature, then skim the piece for any challenging sections. Also, look at exercises 17, 47, and 57 (it’ll help if you do them in that order because they get harder as you go on) on snare. Count out any crazy rhythms, and decide how many strokes your rolls should have, and you’ll find them easier than they seem.