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Piano Sight-Reading Development with 25 Exercises
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Piano Sight-Reading Development with 25 Exercises

From Beginning to Intermediate Level Sight-Reading in One Month!
Created bySamuel S Gingher
Last updated 1/2020
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What you'll learn

  • Read beginning and intermediate level piano repertoire with confidence!
  • Learn repertoire faster by building fundamental skills.
  • Improve reading speed, note and interval recognition, and gain the ability to analyze harmonies and recognize patterns quickly.
  • Improvement of rhythm and hand coordination.

Course content

6 sections • 80 lectures • 2h 43m total length

  • Brief Introduction to Course1:47

    Welcome to our Udemy piano sight-reading course!


    This brief video gives an overview of how we'll break down each sight-reading exercise, through:

         1) interval analysis

         2) rhythmic analysis

         3) practice videos


    Please print out the Schafer Sight-Reading book (attached PDF), or download a digital copy to your computer or tablet.  While it is possible to simply practice with the videos provided (as the scores are included), it is recommended to also have a hard or digital copy to mark up, and experiment with different tempos.


    Please also print out the practice log, so that you can track your progress through the course.  Aim for 5 minutes minimum, 10 minutes (ideal), or 15 minutes (maximum) DAILY.  The goal here is to go for short (very focused) yet consistent (at least five days a week) practice.


    Thanks, and best wishes as you develop your reading skills!

  • Brief Introduction to Arnoldo Sartorio and his Op. 45 Sight-Reading Books2:35

    A brief introduction to Arnoldo Sartorio and his Op. 45 sight-reading exercises.

  • Beginner's Tutorial for Note Reading (Treble and Bass Clef Notes)13:35

    Musicians with previous experience sight-reading may wish to skip this section, as it is intended for beginners who have no experience with reading notes, recognizing intervals or basic rhythms.

    The next three tutorials will provide quick and efficient tutorials for:

    *Treble Clef and Bass Clef note names

    *Reading by interval

    *Basic rhythms

    *Practicing these skills online with musictheory.net


    After completing the next three videos, any person will be able to:

    -quickly identify note names on treble or bass clef staves

    -understand how to read notes by interval (both melodically and harmonically)

    -read basic rhythms with proficiency (whole, half, quarter, dotted-quarter, 8th notes and rests)


    ***AGAIN, this introduction is geared towards beginners with no experience in reading at all.  If you have previous experience, you may wish to skip over these introductory videos and dive into the interval analysis, rhythm, and practice videos!

  • Beginner's Tutorial for Interval Recognition7:59

    Explore interval recognition for piano sight-reading, learning to identify seconds, fourths, sixths, and octaves by line or space, and train to see interval shapes in treble and bass clefs.

  • Beginner's Tutorial for Rhythm3:32

Requirements

  • Access to a piano or keyboard is required.
  • Commitment to short but consistent practice (reading a minimum of five to ten minutes, five days per week to successfully meet course goals)
  • No previous piano experience required (fundamentals will be covered), although basic ability in reading notes (bass and treble clef) and intervals will facilitate progress.
  • Patience. As with any instrument or skill building, the more you put in, the more you get out!

Description

In this course, we will break down 25 progressive sight-reading pieces in three unique ways:

1) intervallic analysis

2) rhythmic analysis

3) practice videos


By isolating and strengthening each skill (intervals, rhythms, patterns) with dedicated videos for each example, we will train our eyes to rapidly recognize shapes and patterns, increasing speed, accuracy and efficiency in reading.


With 5-10 minutes of daily reading, students who are consistent with practice can expect to finish the entire course within a month, and will have gained a solid foundation not only in sight-reading, but will become more independent in practice with a specific methodology to tackle more challenging scores.

Who this course is for:

  • Any keyboardist/pianist who wishes to improve their sight-reading ability, or seeks structure and guidance with a systematic approach, guaranteed to increase reading skills.
  • Beginning through intermediate-level players, or even advanced players who struggle with sight-reading

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