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Re: Drills for basic sight-reading?

Thanks to everyone for your advice and recommendations. You've given
me a lot to work with.

Robert



Sat May 30, 2009 2:29 pm

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I started the piano from scratch as an adult student two years ago but still can't find notes and chords fluently from a score. I can figure them out, with...
Robert Coontz
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May 22, 2009
9:52 pm

Hi Robert, That is a problem indeed. In fact I have given up trying to learn sight reading consciously. A short-cut or even a particular approach other than...
Karl-Heinz Isleif
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May 23, 2009
12:57 pm

Hi Robert, I agree that many things are matter of time and practice but sometimes by the end of the day, we find out that we spent time and energy and we are...
vicachim
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May 23, 2009
12:57 pm

Robert, I forgot to tell you one important thing. Continuous things are easier to learn than discrete ones. When you are doing sight-reading, make sure that...
vicachim
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May 23, 2009
2:14 pm

Hi Robert, I have the same trouble, although very gradually it is getting better.  I have started using a computer program called "Practica Musica" and...
Harpsong
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May 23, 2009
6:57 pm

... and chord reading, my music theory in general, and it does ear training too. Also, if you're willing to get geeky with it, you can edit and change the...
Noel Nevins
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May 24, 2009
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Hi Robert, I have a lot of difficulty memorizing music, but I am a wonderful sight reader! I think that skill is the result of having piano teachers all along...
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helmerssarah
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May 24, 2009
1:16 am

Hi there, Knowledge of basic harmony is surely a help in recognizing "words" and "phrases" rather than single notes. The more concentration, the...
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May 29, 2009
3:47 pm

Thanks to everyone for your advice and recommendations. You've given me a lot to work with. Robert...
Robert Coontz
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