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Offline aki

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sight reading
on: September 04, 2004, 03:21:33 AM
I'm a terrible, terrible sight reader, and thus I often get fustrated when I learn new music.  Is there anyway I can improve on my sight reading skills?
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Offline donjuan

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Re: sight reading
Reply #1 on: September 04, 2004, 04:32:54 AM
(sigh)
Bernhard would you be a dear and bring up the hundreds of past threads about this?
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Offline bernhard

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Re: sight reading
Reply #2 on: September 04, 2004, 04:43:52 AM
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Bernhard would you be a dear and bring up the hundreds of past threads about this?


Always glad to be of service. ;)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1028328133
(not very interesting – common sense mostly)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=perf;action=display;num=1022360780
(not very interesting either)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1045438109
(some tips on how to teach sight-reading, mostly uninteresting)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1057746417
(some tips on teaching sight reading – nothing to write home about)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1048235978
(teaching very small children – pros and cons of sight reading – good thread)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1061861871
( a good French book)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1069725044
(Good thread, mentions the sideways staff)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1081187434
(How to teach bass clef)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=teac;action=display;num=1081684084
(good post by faulty on the wrongs of pedagogy)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1081624578
(Bernhard  gives a very detailed explanation of the sight-reading process)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1073131731
(discussion of Richman’s book)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1087022500
(more discussion on Richmann’s book)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1071914342
(Cambridge word scramble example)

https://www.pianoforum.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=stud;action=display;num=1085793013
(tips for not looking at the keyboard, Bernhard answers critical reviews of Richman)


There are more. Explore!

Best wishes,
Bernhard
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