Category: Sight-Reading
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Sight-Reading: Make every second count
From the moment the examiner places the sight-reading test in front on your music stand, you will have a grand total of 30 seconds to make sense of what is on the page. This may seem like an absurdly short amount of time, particularly for those sitting higher grades where candidates are presented with an…
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Keyboard Geography
The skill of “keyboard geography” is all about navigating the piano with ease and efficiency. It is the natural companion to note reading and has strong ties with fingering, two other major aspects of reading and playing music.
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Reading Music: Note Recognition
The first and foremost component of reading music is being able to identify notes on a score. Most piano students will be taught how to identify notes on a score in their first few lessons and will use what they learn for the rest of their performing lives. Below are what I have found to be…