Socialist Defender asked:


I play guitar, and ca play fairly well, but my sight reading isnt that good. I know the basics of reading music such as what the minums and crotchets are but i want to get fluent at it…especially reading rhtyhym…

whats a good way to practise learning how to read music?

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dcsedtaxi asked:


I have been trained classically and enjoy classical and contemporary music. I can sight-read fairly decently except for tricky rythms. I am looking for pieces that will help me to be able to play more unique and difficult pieces such as Ravel’s Jeux Deau, Rachmaninoff sonatas, Scriabin etudes and maybe even Liszt rhapsodies.
i apreciate your answer saylor but i am looking for more difficult pieces needing greater technique.

sight reading music

Calvin T asked:


i love music no doubt. i would say its my passion. whenever i hear something cool on the radio i tell myself, i want to play that! most likely i do. at 5 i started piano lessons for a couple years then went on and off on lessons. i can play basic stuff easily but i’m not a great piano player. at 14 i started clarinet and just a couple years ago i picked up the guitar and sax. now i’m 18 and still haven’t decided on a major yet. this could be a safety net for me in case i have nothing else going…etc i can read music for all instruments. it just takes some time. i am a horrible horrible sight reader. any ways that i can improve other than just practice? any tips? suggestions?

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Calvin T asked:


i love music no doubt. i would say its my passion. whenever i hear something cool on the radio i tell myself, i want to play that! most likely i do. at 5 i started piano lessons for a couple years then went on and off on lessons. i can play basic stuff easily but i’m not a great piano player. at 14 i started clarinet and just a couple years ago i picked up the guitar and sax. now i’m 18 and still haven’t decided on a major yet. this could be a safety net for me in case i have nothing else going…etc i can read music for all instruments. it just takes some time. i am a horrible horrible sight reader. any ways that i can improve other than just practice? any tips? suggestions? i’d like to go all the way if i can and shoot for a doctorate degree and hopefully teach and perform on the side.

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Q&A asked:


My boyfriend is 22 and he really wants to pursue music as a career. He has attended a two-yr college with a focus on arts, but he feels like he’s not good enough to get into a 4-yr university because of a lack of technical training (he has to audition and sight read ect).

I suggested he take private lessons, but we both don’t know what to look for in a teacher?

What else can my boyfriend do?

He really has such a good voice and loves learning about music, he’s just doesn’t know how to get on the right track to becoming a better guitarist!

Please, any suggestions would be great

How to Sight Read Music