hello asked:


I can understand notes on the music scale, and how to read them, but i have a test tomorrow over sight reading in choir and i need to be able to simply look at a note and know what it is. Is there any way I can practice this? I need a lot of help.
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How to Sight Read Music

Rach A asked:


i have a piano class at school, and ive noticed these things on sheet music i’ve never seen before. and i have a lot of trouble practicing. ive been playing piano for years on my own, i got a private teacher for maybe 2 and a half months. and now im a freshman in high school with a piano class mixed with well experienced players, and people who have never seen a grand piano before.

first there’s this thing beside the time signature.
its a “C” with a line through it. i’m not talking about the note middle c. i mean an actual “C” with a vertical line Through it. ive asked friends, and they have never seen it before. the teacher is ALWAYS busy helping someone, so its hard to ask him anything.

Then i heard somewhere that the time signature affects the amount of beats a dotted quarter note gets. is that true?

and i am HORRIBLE at sight reading. i need major help with that. i can read sheet music fine, but i have a hard time playing while reading. i read first, memorize it, then play. my teacher can play anything you put in front of him as if he wrote it. how do i get better at this? are there any websites?

How to Sight Read Music Video Lesson

Christine O’Donnel asked:


I want to take guitar lessons and i want to learn rock, but the only thing i have found so far is Beginning Blues Guitar and Bass. Here is the caption

“Learn blues guitar or bass. Beginning guitar and bass skills will be presented in the entertaining framework of learning the blues form. Instruction includes music notable, sight-reading and ensemble playing with detailed instruction on technique by physical example and printed materials. Stylistic examples provided by in structor and by readings. Because blues is the foundation of american jazz, rock and ethnic form,skills acquired in this class will provide students with a foundation for further study. All ages welcome. No experience required.”

So should i take it or look around for rock lessons?

Sight Reading Music

Lets play Russian Roulette asked:


Tomorrow i have to do a chair tryout and were playing excerpt from “El capitan”, a lot of scales, and their giving us a piece of music we’ve never seen before and were not sure what it is so we can sight read it. Im scared out of my mind because ive been practicing but don’t know how to play the piece and im even doing bad on the scales! I know im not a bad player [ive been playing for almost 6 years now] and only 2 other trombones can play them but they said they even struggle a little and their way good. So what can i do so i do decent tomorrow? [bands 1st hour btw lol]

thanks :]
lol i’ve been practicing since 4:30 and i STILL cant get it :[
Silverflute :: I didnt i started practicing 2 weeks ago when we got the music :/

how to sight read music

Alice Chan asked:


I take music theory at school and I started the piano when I was in second grade I believe. After a year I stopped because the guy stopped giving lessons so now I’m 15 and in that time in between I played a little but not enough to say I’ve been playing for 7 years.

Well anyways I’m really really slow at reading chords in songs like every time it’s like….C……uhhhhh…..E….uhhh….G…….i think…… (well thats just an example i know the c major but with other more complex chords i mean)
Can you help me with tips on how to read music and apply it to the piano faster? You would think with practice I would get better but it’s the same thing every time. Do I just need to see a lot more music?? It just doesn’t feel like I’ll get better because each time I struggle with playing songs because there a lot of chords and it’s bad because I won’t be able to sight read music if I go as slow as I do.
Also with playing with both hands synchronized will it get easier with a lot more practice? It just takes me SO long to piece together both hands, I mean eventually I can because I can read music and count beats but it shouldn’t take me that long to be able to and once again I don’t feel like practicing is helping me. I mean it helps me play that particular piece better but it’s the same thing all over again when I’m learning a new song.

Basically I just don’t feel like I’m making any progress, any tips from an experienced or just any piano player in general is welcome:D Well thank you if you can help me

How to Read Music for Beginners