Klarinet Archive - Posting 001064.txt from 1997/10

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Sightreading (bad tone)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1997 01:14:43 -0400

I would add another thing to Craig's (good) advice about
sight-reading: include work on a lot of scales and arpeggios in
every practice. Being able to recognize a passage is nothing more
than inversions of some chord makes sight reading a whole lot easier.

diane k.

Craige wrote:
> The best way to get good at sight-reading is to sight read. I belong to
> my local community band, and we sight read about 20 pieces every month
> for concert. While we only prepare about 12, I have already sampled a
> good range of music after two seasons.
>
> Don't despair! And, you can always sight-read on your own, which will
> improve your skills with the ensemble!