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Viola 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.
- 214 carefully graded pieces in a range of musical styles.
- Eight sections ranging from open strings to 3rd position.
- Each section concludes with a set of duets and accompanied pieces for practice of ensemble sight-reading.
- Tunes progress towards all key signatures up to three sharps and flats.
- Preliminary towards grade 5.
Content
To the pupil: why sight-reading?
Section 1: Open strings
Section 2: Open strings in 2-, 3- and 4-time
Section 3: Adding the 2nd finger
Section 4: Using the 3rd finger in major keys
Section 5: New keys: F major, Bb major and Eb major
Section 6: New rhythms and slurs
Section 7: Counting quaver beats in 3/8 time
Section 8: Compound time
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.
