Question

I need help to learn how to sight-read. I'm in beginning, and I need lots of help. I read alto clef. Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi, what instrument are you hoping to improve your sightreading skills for?

Answer 2

Er....Why are you tagging me? I know nothing about music. I hope you find someone to help though! :) @SnowCrystal might be able to help, but I'm not sure.

Answer 3

it sounds like your learning a stringed instruments such as violin, cello, or viola. the best way would be to find books that have starter music in it then without looking turn to a song then get prepared and quickly flip the page and start there it helped me alot when i was learning the cello :D

Answer 4

so sorry @CrazyCountryGirl

Answer 5

s'ok. :) I just didn't want you to think I was just ignoring it. :)

Answer 6

ok thank you. any suggestions for music to sight read? I am might try out for a techo group in my school, so I need major help. @sirmoosalot

Answer 7

@snowcrystal can you please help?

Answer 8

well what exactly does the music consite of from there i can give you suggetions

Answer 9

my orchestra teacher makes the music up. all I know is that it contains 39 measures, there are 3 excerpts, and beginning people can still read it. @sirmoosalot

Answer 10

well i would just take some music for an exercise book at start there or if you havent memorized all your scales yet try that as well and if you have the try minor scales or melodic scales ive tried all of theses and i have gotten way better at it

Answer 11

Thank you. Hopefully, I do well on my audition.

Answer 12

@Jamierox4ev3r

Answer 13

no problem i wish you my best of luck

Answer 14

Tips for Sight Reading for anyone in general...
- Take as much time as they give you, don't start any earlier than they want you to.
- Look at the key signature and time signature of the piece first
- Sure, being able to play it up to tempo would be fine and dandy, but for a beginner, you should take it slow and get all the notes.
- If you know that they won't be giving you much time, take a full glance through and make note of any accidentals or rhythms you think you might have trouble with
- If you are given a decent amount of time, ghost finger through the entire piece if you can, making note of any articulation markings, notes or runs or rhythms you might have trouble with, and dynamic markings.
- It's the notes and rhythms that count! don't worry too much about the dynamics and style if you can't do them
- "When it comes to sight reading, everyone sucks. The only difference is the degree of suck" so don't worry about if you sound good or not, keep chugging through :)
- If you make a mistake, don't go back or restart to try to fix it. Make it seem like you did it on purpose and keep going.
- Play with Confidence! playing everything with a question mark at the end makes it sound like you don't know what you're doing.
Even if you do don't know what you're doing, make it sound like it ;)
- If it sounds good, then it sounds good. So sound good XP
- Calm down. and Gook Luck ^_^


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and sirmoosalot is right about the stuff you can do before hand to prep :)
all music ever is, is scales and arpeggios. if you memorize them and practice them everyday, nothing would look difficult anymore :P
so along with the major and minor scales, go through arpeggios ^_^
Best of luck <3

Answer 15

thank you @jigglypuff314