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Author: Chuck Kelly
Date: 1999-09-30 21:45
Please! A short definition of sight reading and particular
exercises that help to develop the skill and or mental attitudes. Or is it just plain practicing that one normally does? Thanks all for the input on "counting/rhythm!
A nine month (clarinet) beginner 64 years of age.
Chuck.
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Author: STuart
Date: 1999-09-30 22:05
I would recommend putting the rhythms as your first priority when looking at a new piece and reading it in time. This is good pratice when in a group setting, or preparing for a group setting.
There is an interesting book called "sight reading for dance bands" or something like that. It has a progressive method to approach sight reading with. If you can find this book, you're in business. If you can't, I'd read through what ever you can find, first taping out the rhythms, then singing the pitchs. Play the first tone of the melody on your horn, then try singing the rest of your way through it. You'd be surprised at how related sing and playing are. Good luck, let us know what works for you!
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Author: Gary Van Cott
Date: 1999-10-01 23:29
Sight reading is playing something you have never seen before (or can't remember--which as I get older is most things). If you are seriously practicing sight reading, you try to play without stopping, as if you were playing in an ensemble.
Of course you are trying to execute all of the elements of normal playing (correct notes - key signature, rhythms, dynamics, tempos, etc.) as perfectly as possible.
The more things you have down cold (like rhythms) the less factors you have to worry about. Playing scales and arpeggios is often recommended as a way to improve sight reading skills since they show up frequently. I usually practice etudes to improve my sight reading (or at least not loose any ground).
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