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Offline thierry13

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sight reading expectations
on: July 20, 2005, 03:53:25 AM
What are they suposed to expect from you if you want to enter a conservatory at college level. Are you suposed to play any bach fugue flawlessly at speed at sight-reading?
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Offline pianiststrongbad

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Re: sight reading expectations
Reply #1 on: July 20, 2005, 07:06:18 AM
Each college is different.  If the requirement was a Bach Fugue, most of us would be in trouble.  I have heard at Julliard one is expected to be able to sightread and transpose at the same time- not sure if it is true.  I would imagine that the top notch schools would require fairly advanced sightreading though- Bach Fugues, or Beethoven Allegro movements, whereas many other schools don't expect you to be able to sightread more than a Mozart Adagio.
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Re: sight reading expectations
Reply #2 on: July 20, 2005, 01:54:35 PM
Why would sight-reading be a requirement anyways?
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Re: sight reading expectations
Reply #3 on: July 21, 2005, 04:47:45 AM
Quote from: BoliverAllmon on July 20, 2005, 01:54:35 PM
Why would sight-reading be a requirement anyways?

Most conservatorys or music school where you make an audition give you a piece you must sight read, with a five minute mental preparation.
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