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Re: Sight Reading

Author: lbarton
Date: 2009-10-28 16:13

I think that the Hinke book is great but would never use it for a complete beginner. If you really are slow note reading, buy or make some flash cards used to teach beginning piano students the lines and spaces. You gain speed in basic note recognition very quickly if you eliminate the added complications of blowing and finger placement . Next get a real basic oboe method book, Edlefsen's Oboe Student and Oboe Technique published by Belwin (Wqrner Bros)are very good since he is an oboist and not aiming at playing in the school band, as many of the other methods. Too many band method books start in on the D, E flat and F fingerings at top of five line staff too soon. Learn the simple ones lower down first, before you struggle with half hole, octave keys and alternate ways to play F.
The Alfred method book or Breezeasy have short easy tunes and go at a reasonable pace. Adults find it frustrating to have to go slowly when they are very able and competent in the normal daily lives. Resist the temptation to play it all by ear. Later on, hopefully, you will play complicated orchestral parts where note reading is absolutely necessary and you don't necessarily have the obvious melody line. Good Luck -Lois Barton

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