Oboe Sight-Reading 1
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Description
- An approach based on self-learning and recognition of rhythmic and melodic patterns
- Original tunes rather than abstract sight-reading exercises
- 195 carefully graded pieces in a range of musical styles
- Eight sections related to the technical development of the oboist, with tunes using three notes to tunes with a range of nearly two octaves, from low D to high C
- Each section concludes with a set of duets and accompanied pieces for practice of ensemble sight-reading
- Tunes progress to all key signatures up to two sharps and flats
- Preliminary towards grade 5
Content
To the pupil: why sight-reading?
Section 1: Notes G, A and B
Section 2: Notes G-C, slurs and quavers
Section 3: Notes D-D with F#
Section 4: Introducing Bb, F natural, and G#
Section 5: Extending the range to high G; introducing C# and D#
Section 6: 3/8 and compound time; introducing Eb and high A
Section 7: Extending the range to high Bb and B natural
Section 8: Semiquavers in simple and compound time, high C
Glossary
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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.