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Topic: Sight reading problems (Read 1213 times)

phi161

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I can't sight read very well because of three reasons:

I can't help checking if I've read each note correctly, which really slows me down.

If I try not to waste time checking, I always read each note a third higher/lower than the correct note and the rhythm completely messes up.

I try to read ahead but I can't hold music in my memory (probably because I can't think of an efficient way to do so), even though tests show that my working memory is fine.

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j_menz

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Re: Sight reading problems

Reply #1 on: March 18, 2015, 11:01:04 PM

What are you trying to read, and what pieces are you currently working on?

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danhuyle

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Re: Sight reading problems

Reply #2 on: March 19, 2015, 07:05:17 AM

If you're having trouble sight reading, play one of those beginner books.

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