Transcript It’s Up to You……

Lesson #10 :
Sight Reading
(stds 1,2,3,4,5,6,7/9.1, 9.3, 9.4)
All contents of this presentation:
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Sight Reading:
•Playing a printed piece of music for the first time
WITHOUT rehearsing it.
•But HOW can I play this music the first time I see it
without practicing??!!!
•Like anything else the key to success is all in the way
you THINK about it.
•With the right thought sequence you will be able to
play music you’ve never seen before with most of the
right rhythms and notes without getting lost!
Sight Reading:
• Your priorities while reading & playing any piece
of music are:
1. RHYTHM : Without the rhythm being accurate even
the “right notes” will be in the wrong place! Rhythm is
the TOP priority!
2. PITCH : The “right notes” according to the key
signature and the placement of the note on the staff.
3. ARTICULATION : Staccato, Legato, Accented, etc…..
4. DYNAMICS : Loud, soft, forte, mezzo forte, piano,
mezzo piano, fortissimo, crescendo, etc….
Scan the entire piece of music
for: The Key Signature
Key Signature : Shows which notes must be
changed to set the correct pitch pattern to
“Sound Right”.
Scan the entire piece of music
for: The Time Signature
Time Signature : Describes the rhythmic
contents of each measure.
Scan the entire piece of music
for: The “Road Map”
(repeats, codas, 1st & 2nd
endings, etc…)
Scan the entire piece of music
for: Accidentals (notes altered from what the key signature
shows)
Scan the entire piece of music
for: Key/Time Signature Changes
Scan the entire piece of music
for: Difficult Rhythms &
Extreme Range Requirements
Yikes!
Next Lesson:
Lesson #11 :Memorization!!
(Oh yes you can!!)
(stds 1,2,3,4,5,6,7/9.1, 9.3, 9.4)