About Richman's "Super Sight-Reading Secrets"

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Hi,

In Richman's book he recommends to use the Bach Chorales in several ways.
One of the exercises is about playing them legato hands separate (V.P. Drill #5a).
My question is the following : when he says to play legato does he mean that you're supposed to connect both notes (for example, using the left-hand) or is it enough to connect just a single note?
Would that still be considered legato?

Thanks in advance.

[brogers70]

I liked some of his exercises in that book, but the Bach chorales are hard to sight read, if you're just at the stage where you've finished the earlier exercises in the book, because the tenor line goes back and forth between the RH and LH. It might be easier to use the 2 part inventions or simpler movements from the English and French Suites, or the Clementi Sonatinas. The advantage of the Chorales is that there are so very many of them.

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I actually like the bach chorales and I've been practicing them without the legato part from quite some time now and I've found them pretty useful.
At first, the movement from the tenor line confused me a bit but I think the part of choosing the correct hand to play that note actually improves your sight reading.

[scottmcc]

you could also just get a hymnal from the church of your choice...most hymns are shorter and easier than the chorales, and written in "easy" keys.  they still do have some voice switching between left and right hand for the middle voice though.

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you could also just get a hymnal from the church of your choice...most hymns are shorter and easier than the chorales, and written in "easy" keys.  they still do have some voice switching between left and right hand for the middle voice though.

I've never tried hymns. I guess I'll give it a try and see if it helps