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Topic: Some good sight reading books? (Read 1957 times)

minhogang

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Some good sight reading books?

on: October 02, 2016, 01:10:06 PM

I currently have czerny and cramer etudes, and czerny's art of dexterity which I think are good sight reading pieces because of rhythm repetitions. Bach preludes would be okay but the fugues are very difficult to sight read. to give an estimation I can sight read Bach C major prelude and Chopin op 25 no 5 at like a quarter of the tempo.

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piulento

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Re: Some good sight reading books?

Reply #1 on: October 02, 2016, 02:09:17 PM

Mozart sonatas, Chopin mazurkas and nocturnes, and some of the simpler Scarlatti sonatas.
Though I think Bach's WTC is definitely the best way to go.