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haydn

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on: June 04, 2005, 06:22:17 PM

Hi,
I'm CRAP in sightreading, and I don't really know how to practice it... And I want to do the audition of the 'Conservatoir National de Paris'...
HELP ME !!!

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abell88

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Re: HELP

Reply #1 on: June 04, 2005, 08:17:38 PM

Do a search on Sightreading -- you'll find lots of stuff.

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Bob

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Reply #2 on: June 04, 2005, 11:04:04 PM

Yes, do a search. Bernhard has good info. lol... Don't lose you head Haydn! ( ::)whacks self in head for such a dumb joke)

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solange

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Reply #3 on: June 05, 2005, 05:50:20 PM

Yeah..... I used to be AWFUL at sightreading. I mean, TERRIBLE!

Nowadays I'm really good. This is why:

1) I chose quite challenging things to sight-read (Bach fugues, etc.), or just playing slowly through chopin etudes and things.

2) I did it VERY often (half an hour to an hour per day)

3) I used a grey overlay on top of the music (eliminates the glare).

4) I tried sight-reading things with a lot of sharps in. (or flats)

5) I played through something.. and then covered up the music. Then I tried to play as much as possible by memory. This helps, because it means that when you are sight-reading it in the first place, you are constantly looking ahead and working REALLY hard to take everything in.

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