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Author: fermata
Date: 2003-01-04 03:07
Hello again...I appreciated the advice last time.
I have another question:
If there is any advice you could give me on sightreading well, it would really help me alot. What should I mostly look for while glancing at the piece before I play?
Thanks again
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Author: dennis
Date: 2003-01-04 03:34
initially, take it slow. start with 'easy' things like simple etudes in the key of C, F, G major. Force your eyes to look ahead......2 notes, 4 notes, 1 measure, 2 measures. Don't forget to take note of the markings, crescendos, etc.
USE a metronome !!
When you think you get good at it, then try transposing at sight....it's demanding but fun.
Invaribly, both sight reading and transposing at sight are on all auditions.
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Author: tom piercy
Date: 2003-01-04 04:00
your question...
"What should I mostly look for while glancing at the piece before I play?"
A few basic things to look at:
-Key signature and any changes throughout the piece
-Initial tempo markings by metronome marking or indication by descriptive wording and any tempo changes throughout the piece
-Composer; this may give you an indication of the style in which to play the piece
-Dynamics, changes in dynamics
-Articulations
-Quickly check out any of the technically challenging areas for best way to play them (fingerings, articulations)
-Phrases: see if any are really long for your breath supply and how and where you will need breaths throughout piece
Relax, take a big breath, look ahead at those little black dots and other indications, relax, start to play and don't stop.
Tom Piercy
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Author: Carmen Izzo
Date: 2003-01-04 06:35
I think a really cool trick that Howard Klug at Indiana showed me is how you can learn to look ahead better. Have a friend or colleague take a piece of paper and have them move it across the page as youre playing so your eyes dont linger on the notes. Its cool but tricky. Try it!
Carmen
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Author: Brandon
Date: 2003-01-04 12:32
My suggestion would be learn as many scales/patterns as you can. If you know all of the major/minor scales and thirds, etc., you will be able to sight read better. Patterns in life that we are familiar with enable us to feel more comfortable with the task. Same is true with sightreading.
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Author: William
Date: 2003-01-04 17:09
The more you do it, the better you get. Even seasoned professional players experiance a slight decline in their "sight reading" abilities after vacations or other periods of "inactivity". It is a skill that needs constant honing, just like your reeds and the old principal applies--"Use it, or Lose it."
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