What I love:
- Reminders at the top of each page to STOP & look for patterns before playing
- Reminder to choose a slow tempo
- Short sightreading samples perfect for lesson starters (or enders)
- Very gradual increase of difficulty
- Dynamics include
Goal - read as many measures as you can in a row with accurate rhythm, notes, dynamics, etc.
When you make a mistake your score restarts at zero and you move on to the next sample. (Each sample increases in difficulty)
Tips for success:
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP...

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE
I choose a s u p e r s l o w tempo and play the sightreading excerpt along with the student. This helps them hear rhythmic and note errors immediately.

I use post-it flags with each student's name # of consecutive measures earned to track where they left off. The more measures the student accumulates, the more careful they become at following these tips, because the pressure is on not to start over at zero.
Other sightreading resources & ideas:
Diane Hidy's Sightreading Flashcards.
Interesting Post on Sightreading Research at Foxx Piano Studio
354 Free Reading Exercises in C Position by Michael Kravchuk
Heidi, I love this idea! I'm totally stealing it!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it! I happened to read a few of your old blog posts this weekend & it was just what I needed on a dreary day. I love your insight that life isn't supposed to be like Eden, that Eve chose the more challenging option of having posterity because it would lead to progression. I've been fighting reality lately & wishing I could jump back to an "Eden-like" life even though I know that having "Mountains to Climb" will be better for me in the end:)
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