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Bob Stiffler
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| Posted 8/6/2014 11:08 AM (GMT -6) |   | Wsplawn:
In my opinion the only way to improve sight reading is to "do it". One of my saxophone friends practices every day, and reserves 15 minutes of sight reading to anything he can find in his library. I have played enough new scores over the last 60 years so I sight read pretty well today. I used to be solo clarinet in my small town symphony. I am now old and play Bass clarinet cause the bass clarinet part has more "White notes". I also play keyboards and do a gig or two per week. Now for Finale. I have learned many solo clarinet parts by inputting the clarinet score into finale, putting repeat signs around the area I was trying to learn, setting Finale to repeat it 20 times, and increase the speed (Metronome) as I learned the part playing along with Finale. I have done the same thing on piano scores that I have had to do for weddings. The 20 time repeat makes me really do it 20 times.
I still put beat markings on the score I am playing if it is the least bit complicated. I repeatedly have transposed clarinet scores from "Bb" Clarinet to "A" Clarinet and vice versa for ease of performance. (Or just parts of scores). I have transposed piano scores to put them in an easier key, I have used Finale for the last 18 years. It surely has made me a better player.
I really do not believe there is an easy answer to your question other than to practice...practice....practice
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Peter Thomsen
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| Posted 8/6/2014 12:01 PM (GMT -6) | | As pointed out by Zoots, one aspect of sight reading is rhythm reading.
You can use Finale to notate rhythm reading exercises.
Another aspect of sight reading is melody reading.
This has a lot to do with knowing all intervals well, and with “thinking in intervals” when you read.
You can use Finale to notate melody reading exercises.
Then there is sight playing, but that is not what you asked about.
Playing by sight involves both sight reading and knowing your instrument well.
Peter
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Mike Rosen
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Bob Stiffler
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| Posted 8/6/2014 8:52 PM (GMT -6) | | Wsplawn
I do not know your instrument. If it is keyboards, or perhaps any other instrument there a hundreds of midi files you can find on the net. open these files with Finale and you can repeat slow down or transpose as much as you want. Note that some of the midi files on the net do not yield a playable score in Finale. You may need to experiment with quantizing or the format
used when the file was sequenced into the midi file. Some of the midi files on the net open perfectly. For instance, Google "piano midi files" and you will find lots of midi files you can open with Finale.
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saxop
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| Posted 8/7/2014 12:52 PM (GMT -6) | | | I'll echo the SmartMusic comments. If you are playing a woodwind, brass or string instrument, that's the best option anywhere. | | Back to Top | |
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