pianomother asked:

www.pianomother.com Essential rules to sight read well Being able to sight read well is a tremendous ability. It allows you to play impromptu in groups and learn music faster, rather than stumbling through every note when you first pick up a piece. Some musicians have the natural ability, while others have to work hard to sight read well. If you fall into the latter category, it is not something to be discouraged over. Sight reading can be cultivated with persistent practice. The following rules are essential to help you learn to sight read well. Always look over the music first. When you start playing a song, you have a lot to pay attention to in order just to get the right notes on the piano the first time. Consequently, trying to notice all the other details can get pushed to the side. Looking the song over helps you note things you otherwise would have passed over. Watch for • Key changes Just because a song starts in the key of F doesn’t mean it will stay there. Usually there will be an obvious transition leading up to the change, but be watchful! Rarely, though, does a song conclude without coming back to its original key. Also watch for any accidentals. • Time signature changes Time signature changes generally do not last for many measures. Stay on your toes! • Dynamics • Runs Coming up on a run unexpectedly can be startling. Be prepared by noting if the run is simply a scale run or if it contains skips and steps mixed together, as well as any accidentals. • 8va’s …

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www.andrewwasson.com AndrewWasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers questions from off of his Guitar Blog website… Q). Mr. Andrew, can you possibly explain (in your own opinion) why Music Reading is so difficult to do on the guitar? Antonio – Poland. A). In my opinion there are two reasons why Music Reading is so problematic. #1). It quite often involves the use of tablature & chord diagrams which tend to be included along with each line of notation. #2). Involves the overall inconsistency of how guitar music is often notated. With the use of tab & chord diagrams, the issue here isn’t really about comparing advantages, it’s more about the fact that these devices do not help reading they actually do the opposite, they hinder the process. In my experience, if tab and chords are given students simply rely on them instead of the notation. So, while the tab & chord devices obviously speed up the process of learning the piece, they’re a detriment to learning sight-reading. The other problem of notation inconsistency is one that would have to be solved through the co-operation of; music editors, arrangers & composers. One of my own pet-peeves here lies with string indications! Many publishers will use numbers in circles, but some will use letters. Other publishers have gone on to create their own fingering & position designations. Other copyists have next to no position markers or fingerings. Doing this in my opinion only confuses players more. And, it creates a terribly …

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MrCol104 asked:

The Music perform WELCOME TO THE NORTH at Reading Festival

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creativeguitarstudio asked:

www.creativeguitarstudio.com Search Andrew Wasson.com for FREE lesson Handouts. This Video: January 28, 2011 | Search Videos by Title/Date. GO TO: www.andrewwasson.com Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question… Q: First off, I’d like to state that, I am a decent guitarist with 16 years experience on guitar. I just watched your video on Constructing Chords on the Guitar Neck where you had mentioned that music reading is an important element for learning fret-board notes and music’s various rhythms! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to discipline myself to begin learning to read music on the guitar. And, in the end, I have always abandoned it. I’ve purchased books like; the Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1, Classical Guitar for Beginners, and another one called Play Guitar Today. These books were so dumb and boring that I just could not find any motivation to study from them. My question would be; Is it possible for a somewhat established player to actually go backwards and learn a fundamental rudiment like music reading? And, have you got any music reading study tips. Thanks BTW – for your incredible guitar lessons! Bill, Rhode Island – USA A: When it comes to learning music reading I think it can be summed up with three points… #1. Make a decision that you are going to learn to read — and stick to it through thick and thin. #2. Realize that most of the books out there are not great, and only a few will work as good supplements to …

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SpeedyMusicReading asked:

www.speedymusicreading.com. Learn How to Read Music Notes. Free music reading lesson, learn to read music on the bass and treble clefs. Sight reading music

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www.SpeedyMusicReading.com. Learn How to Read Music Notes with this beginner level lesson on sight reading music. Intro level music theory and music lesson. http

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