Sight-reading is the skill of playing music you've never seen before, in real time. This guide covers how to build that skill with regular practice using Piano Readr.
Practicing sight-reading is a little different than regular practice. You generally don't want to memorize anything, but instead just play what's on the page. To begin, do a quick overview of the piece. What are the dynamics? What is the tempo? What are the patterns in the piece? Don't try to pre-read and figure out all the notes that are coming up, but get a general idea of what you are going to do. Actually count along with the metronome when it starts, and go at a slow pace at first (the metronome is set at the piece's tempo to start, but you can slow it down to a more comfortable pace). Keep a steady pulse and don't stop to fix mistakes. Maybe one of the hardest things is that you should try not to look down at the keys as much as possible. If you've ever learned typing, you might know how valuable that is as a skill. You'll be bad at it at first! The more you try at your current level, the better it will go.
Different levels have different musical ideas in them. Find a level that you feel is easy, then go up one. If none of them feel easy, start off on level 1 and set the metronome to something slow like 40-60 BPM.
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