fingers outpaced reading ability

[tenderland]

Hello,

I find it most difficult to site read althought my fingers are very quick. Do some people just never  aquire the ability to read well. Just cant seem to stay focused.

Tenderland

[drorperl]

I think you can always get better ! some people might have the potential to take it a little further than others, but everyone can get better and that's the important thing!

If you wish to improve your sight-reading keep practicing everyday and you'll see that with time its getting better and better, don't judge your progress from one day to the next or from one week to the next just stay focused on practicing...and it'll happened.

Make sure that you start with readings that are at the appropriate level, play slow, eyes on the music not the fingers, and my advice if its possible even take a few lessons with a good teacher that will give some guidance to start with and some ideas whats a good fit for your current level

good luck !
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[keyboardclass]

Just cant seem to stay focused.

In that case your memory's probably pretty bad too.

[solstyce]

Well, I have been playing for almost 10 years, and I play very well(not trying to be cocky) but im awful at sight reading. :/ And really, whats the point? Who cares if you can't just pick up a piece and play it? You have no expression when you site read anyway.

[keyboardclass]

You have no expression when you site read anyway.

Huh!?

[stevebob]

And really, whats the point?

There are a number of advantages to having good sightreading skills.

Many people find that being able to accompany other musicians or vocalists is useful, fun and possibly even profitable.  Personally, I find it valuable to be able to explore unfamiliar repertoire by reading through it; that's especially worthwhile given the vast amount of public domain music presently available to us thanks to the internet.

Perhaps most important is that sightreading correlates with reading music in the general sense.  Comfort with written notation eases the process of learning new pieces, and it's the basis for audiation (the ability to scan music silently, away from the instrument, and have a sense of how it sounds by "hearing" it in one's mind).