Download or read book 300 Progressive Sight Reading Exercises for Piano written by Robert Anthony and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First and foremost: THIS IS NOT A METHOD BOOK. It is precisely what it says it is: 300 Progressive Sight Reading Exercises! Volume One is comprised of 300 progressive eight-bar exercises that train reading skills for both hands equally: Half of the pieces emphasize the right hand, the other half emphasize the left. The first 32 exercises isolate the hands while the remaining exercises combine them. For most of the exercises, the de-emphasized hand stays within a single five-finger position. Time signatures include 4/4 (Common Time), 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, and 2/2 (Cut Time). This entire first volume is in C Major or its relative modes. Key signatures, accidentals, dynamics, tempo, and expressive markings will be covered in future volumes. All of the exercises are eight measures long. If one has done any study of formal analysis, they will find that eight measures is a typical ''period'' of music and usually contains two, four-bar phrases (also typical in length). For example, many sonatinas, jazz standards, and pop songs use "32 Bar Form" (A A B A), "Binary Form" (A B), and "Ternary Form" (A B A), with each section often being eight bars. Thus, eight measures (one period of music) makes the perfect length for sight-reading studies, in my opinion. Various strategies to using this book may be implemented. With my students, I start toward the beginning and zig-zag through the book, skipping the appropriate number of pages to make it into the more challenging sections. The further they are in the book, the more we skip. This approach prevents the student from memorizing the exercises, allowing for them to remain useful. Note: Although Amazon has classified this book as large print, there is also a LARGE PRINT version (much larger print) that for printing purposes had to be divided into two books, and is clearly marked on the cover and in the title. If you have poor vision or want this book to be easier to SEE on an electronic device, you might prefer the LARGE PRINT Version. "These books differ from conventional ''methods'' in that technical and theoretical instructions have been omitted, in the belief that these are more appropriately left for the teacher to explain to the student." - Bela Bartok, Mikrokosmos. I whole-heartedly agree with Bartok''s sentiment and if music teachers would ask their students what they like least (or hate the most) about typical lessons, it is the method books that win this contest EVERY TIME. I have completely eliminated method books from my own teaching practice and have much happier and more productive students than ever. While this book is intended to train sight-reading skills, it may also be used by beginners or those new to reading to acquire basic reading skills, but it assumes one either has a teacher or can at least find C on their instrument. It starts at a very basic level (only three notes) and adds a new note, rhythm, or concept every four exercises and thoroughly reinforces them throughout the rest of the book. Next, the music''s composition is a slave to its function: The purpose of the books is to train reading skill, and the exercises keep challenging the range that has been established by previous exercises as well as less-than-convenient intervalic skips. They are composed from a ''music-first'' perspective, as opposed to an ''instrument-first'' perspective, and are purposely composed to be difficult to memorize. For example, the first exercises begin on C because they are in the key of C, and then go on to sometimes start and end on different scale degrees of the same key. Those familiar with the Fundamental Modes will likely recognize what they are hearing, but those unfamiliar with these modes will likely be hearing something that sounds a bit different, or odd, until their ears acclimate to these sounds. I see many students go through this process with altered dominants and augmented triads as well.
Download or read book Improve Your Sight Reading Piano Grade 1 written by Paul Harris and published by Faber Music Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your sight-reading! Grade 1 is part of the best-selling series by Paul Harris guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition has been completely re-written, with new exercises and pieces to support the Associated Board's new sight-reading requirements from 2009. Improve your sight-reading! will help you improve your reading ability, and with numerous practice tests included, will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams.
Download or read book Easy Classics to Moderns written by Denes Agay and published by Rt Books. This book was released on 1956 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy Classics to Moderns Compiled and Edited by Denes Agay These 142 pieces by the masters of piano literature date from the second half of the 17th century to the present day.
Download or read book A New Approach to Sight Singing written by Sol Berkowitz and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1986 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Fourth Edition, A New Approach to Sight Singing continues to lead the pack with its innovative and class-tested method of teaching the four-semester sight singing sequence. The authors "new approach" places the act of singing melodies at sight within the context of musicianship as a whole.
Download or read book Bassoon Sight Reading written by John Kember and published by Schott Music. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sight-reading is an important aspect of making music and should in some form become a regular part of a student's routine each time they play their instrument. Regular sight-reading helps the pupil to gain greater confidence when approaching any new piece of music for the first time. Schott's Sight-Reading books aims to establish the habit early in every student's learning process and the emphasis is on providing idiomatic tunes and structures for the specific instruments rather than sterile sight-reading exercises. Starting from very easy pieces with familiar shapes and rhythms, the range of notes, keys and rhythms gradually develops. In addition to this, each section of the books concludes with duets and accompanied pieces allowing the student to gain experience of sight-reading within the context of ensemble playing. Accompaniment exercises can be found at the end of the piano books.
Download or read book Reading studies for guitar written by William Leavitt and published by Berklee Press Publications. This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Solo). A comprehensive collection of studies for beginners to improve their reading and technical ability. Covers: positions 1 through 7 in all keys while introducing scales, arpeggios, written-out chords, and a variety of rhythms and time signatures.
Download or read book Piano written by Paul Harris and published by . This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps the player overcome problems, by building up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces.
Download or read book Sight Reading Mastery for Guitar written by Joseph Alexander and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exercises in Sight Reading Mastery are limitless and continually challenge, develop and improve your sight reading skills - however far you advance.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Books 7 8 9 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Book 2 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1995-08-28 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Book 6 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Book 5 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Book 3 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Book 4 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Practical Sight Reading Exercises for Piano Students Bk 6 written by Boris Berlin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressively teaches the student to sight read through observation and study of phrase shape, melodic outline, harmonic structure and overall rhythmic feeling of the music.
Download or read book Alfred s Basic Piano Library Sight Reading Book Complete Level 1 1A 1B written by Gayle Kowalchyk and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sight Reading Books teach sight reading in a systematic way by creating exercises based on the same concepts that students are studying in the Lesson Books. Also includes rhythm sight reading drills and improvisation exercises to develop tactile freedom on the keyboard. Exercises are short and the music is generally easier than the corresponding pages in the Lesson Book.
Download or read book Alfred s Basic Piano Course Sight Reading Book 1B written by Gayle Kowalchyk and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sight Reading Books teach sight reading in a systematic way by creating exercises based on the same concepts that students are studying in the Lesson Books. Also includes rhythm sight reading drills and improvisation exercises to develop tactile freedom on the keyboard. Exercises are short and the music is generally easier than the corresponding pages in the Lesson Book.
