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Topic: Sightreading skill ceiling  (Read 793 times)

Offline nook508

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Sightreading skill ceiling
on: March 23, 2023, 11:13:32 PM
Hi all!

Over my 5 years learning, I have been mainly focusing on sightreading (probably side effect of ADHD). After having small obsessions with pieces that are sacrilegious for me to even touch (liszt sonata, spanish rhapsody + fantasy etc.) I have noticed I am having a much easier time sightreading and am wanting to ask what other pieces I may work on to continue learning - even if it's inefficient.

I was thinking Chopin's op 10 and 25 for techniques, and possibly some of the hungarian rhapsodies (2 and 6), maybe liszts reminiscenes?

If you could please recommend pieces that would help me work on my fundamentals as I am unable to focus if I am just doing fundamentals by themselves. I like the boulangers, ravel, liszt, debussy and brahms. Preferably things that I can find a pdf of easily.

Offline nick.burke

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Re: Sightreading skill ceiling
Reply #1 on: March 25, 2023, 12:28:32 PM
J.S Bach all the way! His inventions are always a great place to start, but also any prelude and fugue really. Honestly, I feel like you can't go wrong. If you're trying to get better technique and get better at the basics, any bach piece suitable to your skill will help. Find one you like, and if you're awesome at sightreading, learning them should be quick.

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Re: Sightreading skill ceiling
Reply #2 on: March 28, 2023, 05:35:25 AM
I do have a copy of the Well Tempered Clavier I could go through! I will do that tonight, thank you.

Offline quantum

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Re: Sightreading skill ceiling
Reply #3 on: March 28, 2023, 03:39:16 PM
Have a look at the Bach chorales. 
Made a Liszt. Need new Handel's for Soler panel & Alkan foil. Will Faure Stein on the way to pick up Mendels' sohn. Josquin get Wolfgangs Schu with Clara. Gone Chopin, I'll be Bach

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Re: Sightreading skill ceiling
Reply #4 on: April 03, 2023, 10:30:54 AM
Burgmuller Op 100, Czerny studies, Clementi Sonatinas / Sonatas, Mozart Sonatas, Haydn Sonatas could all offer profitable sight reading material depending on your skill.
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