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Each section of the book contains solos, as well as Double Bass duets, and pieces with piano accompaniment for practising ensemble sight-reading. Suitable for preliminary, to advanced level students. Part of the comprehensive Sight-Reading series published by Schott and edited by John Kember.
Content
To the pupil
Section 1: Open strings, pizzicato, forte / piano
Section 2: Use of the bow (arco), 1/2 position (first finger). 3/4 time and dotted minim (3 beats). New dynamics: mf and mp
Section 3: 1st, 2nd and 4th positions. Key signatures of F, Bb, Eb majors and D minor. Slurs, and further dynamic signs
Section 4: Range up to B natural. Keys of C, G and D majors, G and C minors. New time signature of 3/8
Section 5: Range of notes extended to D but the keys remain the same. 3rd position is introduced together with triplet figures, further use of articulation and terms of style
Section 6: Range extended to G. New keys of A, E and Ab major, F, F# and C# minor. New time signatures for 5/4, 3/8 and 6/8
Section 7: Extending the range to B natural. Thumb position. Introducing the Tenor Clef
Section 8: Various keys, time signatures and rhythms. Introducing Db and F# majors. Rhythms include ties and some syncopation
Section 9: Various styles, keys, rhythms ans syncopations
Section 10: Range extends to D. treble clef, 7/4 time and further syncopations and anticipation. Swing rhythms and walking bass. Double flats and chord symbols
Section 11: Various styles, keys, time signatures and tonalities
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Sight-reading is an important aspect of making music and should in some form become a regular part of a student’s routine each time they play their instrument. Regular sight-reading helps the pupil to gain greater confidence when approaching any new piece of music for the first time.
Schott's Sight-Reading books aims to establish the habit early in every student’s learning process and the emphasis is on providing idiomatic tunes and structures for the specific instruments rather than sterile sight-reading exercises. Starting from very easy pieces with familiar shapes and rhythms, the range of notes, keys and rhythms gradually develops. In addition to this, each section of the books concludes with duets and accompanied pieces allowing the student to gain experience of sight-reading within the context of ensemble playing. Accompaniment exercises can be found at the end of the piano books.
