Most pianists will opt to play the piece at its full tempo, and end up tripping over themselves when they encounter tricky bits.Īs soon as the meter goes, the flow of the song goes. The number one mistake I make when sight reading, is picking a meter that I simply cannot keep up with.

Your goal should be to establish good technique for sight reading so that your sight reading becomes accurate and natural.

If you start fumbling notes, adding beats to measures, speeding up and slowing down – you are not playing the same piece of music anymore. Pieces of music are generally written the way they are meant to be played. Hastily sight-reading a piece of music every day may result in improvements, but it may also result in sloppy technique. Establishing good habits means that you will have these good habits to fall back on when you must sight read in a high-pressure situation. Practicing purposefully means establishing good habits. If you really want to see improvement, you need to practice sight reading purposefully and improve slowly. This will help, but it won’t be maximizing your practice time. If you want to improve your sight reading, you may want to start by simply adding in one piece of sight reading every day you practice.

Final Thoughts, Why Should You Improve Your Sight Reading?.4S01 – Royal Conservatory Four Star Sight Reading And Ear Tests Level 1 Book.

John Kember – Piano Sight-Reading – Volume 1: A Fresh Approach.

Progressive Sight Reading Exercises: Piano Technique.

Don’t Look At Your Hands, Look At The Music.

Learn To Recognize Patterns/Practice Clumping.

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