Beginner Sightreading

[jbtsax]

 

[Colin the Bear]

Oh! I can sight read if I know how it goes.

 

[jbtsax]

My saxophone teacher sent me that in an email after a lesson in which I sight read a transcribed solo very badly. I wonder if he was trying to tell me something? 🙂

@colin My bands used to "sight read" a piece a lot better the second or third time through. I would say, "Let's sight read it again, and see if we can do better this time". Many of them wouldn't get it. 🙁

 

[Alc.]

I got as far as 'twinkle, twinkle,' and had a flash-back of my Swedish grandfather standing over me with a switch with me at the piano until my mother let me escape to play baseball. Maybe that's why, years later, I began playing sax by ear, and now, an old man, am trying to learning by note. But fun is fun, sorry, up yours Grandpa. snort...

 

[nomad]

I got as far as 'twinkle, twinkle,' and had a flash-back of my Swedish grandfather standing over me with a switch with me at the piano until my mother let me escape to play baseball. Maybe that's why, years later, I began playing sax by ear, and now, an old man, am trying to learning by note. But fun is fun, sorry, up yours Grandpa. snort...

My piano teacher used to do that to me, I started on guitar, and picked up piano after I took my level 5 in classical guitar, so found it easier and quicker to learn by ear pieces on the piano from levels 1-4, unfortunately whenever my piano teacher caught me doing this, or noticed me 'feeling' my way around the keys she would bring down a sharp metal ruler across my knuckles.


Nomad

 

[old git]

unfortunately whenever my piano teacher caught me doing this, or noticed me 'feeling' my way around the keys she would bring down a sharp metal ruler across my knuckles.Nomad

Wellmad?

 

[Alc.]

I do hope teaching methods have changed. Nowadays, one never knows how far away the kid's pistol is.

 

[Ivan]

I do hope teaching methods have changed. Nowadays, one never knows how far away the kid's pistol is.

Remember a time when that wouldn't have been true?

 

[Ivan]

I'm trying to improve my sight reading so it's back to basics for me along with a useful instruction book.... clapping the beat, taking note of the highest/lowest notes, trying to following tune in my head and other techniques before a note is sounded

Dunno if it'll help 'cos only started last night but it is least methodical

 

[nomad]

I'm trying to improve my sight reading so it's back to basics for me along with a useful instruction book.... clapping the beat, taking note of the highest/lowest notes, trying to following tune in my head and other techniques before a note is sounded

Dunno if it'll help 'cos only started last night but it is least methodical

What safety gear do you wear while doing all that, paper cuts can hurt not to mention get infected, and don't get me started on the impact damage and stress damage clapping can cause, to not only the hands, but wrists, elbows and shoulders too, not to mention the repetitive strain injury you're just asking for. One can never be too safe you know, and music can be very dangerious, why do you think so many musicians die young? They didn't all party hard.


Nomad

 

[ProfJames]

Ha ha. Nomad has skullduggery in him!!! Great addition to the forum!

 

[Ivan]

What safety gear do you wear while doing all that...

Oh just the usual... tinted spectacles, soft collar, splints, strapping and truss

 

[trimmy]

What safety gear do you wear while doing all that, paper cuts can hurt not to mention get infected, and don't get me started on the impact damage and stress damage clapping can cause, to not only the hands, but wrists, elbows and shoulders too, not to mention the repetitive strain injury you're just asking for. One can never be too safe you know, and music can be very dangerious, why do you think so many musicians die young? They didn't all party hard.


Nomad

You work in Health & Safety then !!

 

[nomad]

Oh just the usual... tinted spectacles, soft collar, splints, strapping and truss

Now lets talk about the lighting, the strength of it, the type of lighting and the position, we don't want to harm your eyes after all,and you dogofor regular eye tests right?


Nomad

 

[Clivey]

LOL. my eye floaters.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floater.
are often so in the wrong place at the wrong time as to resemble dots on the staff. I play what I see instead of using a combination of eyes and ears and end up with a really annoying bum note. ( thats my excuse anyway)