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On returning to piano, sight reading wasn’t something I really bothered with. I’m not preparing any exams so won’t need to demonstrate it. I don’t accompany other musicians and so don’t need to sight read in those circumstances. However, one thing that I quickly discovered is that when playing from music, my actual reading...
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When we discuss sight reading, we are generally taught a very narrow way of thinking about it. Sight reading is taking a piece we have never seen or played before and attempting to produce a (hopefully musical) performance of it on the spot. For many of us, it is a skill that will be judged. ...
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