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Viola Sight-Reading 2
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Description
- Original tunes not abstract sight-reading exercises
- 150 carefully graduated pieces in a range of musical styles
- Five sections related to the technical development of the viola player
- Tunes progress to eventually include key signatures up to five sharps and flats; whole-tone, chromatic, modal and atonal elements are also incorporated
- Each section concludes with duets and accompanied pieces for practice of ensemble sight-reading
- Tunes range from Grade 4 to advanced
Content
To the pupil
Section 1: Revision
Solos
Duets
Accompanied pieces
Section 2: Introducing the keys of Ab, E major and B minor - Solos
Duets
Accompanied pieces
Section 3: New keys of F and Bb minor - Solos
Duets
Accompanied pieces
Section 4: Introducing B major; 5/4, 5/8 and 7/8 time; ornaments and the treble clef
Solos
Duets
Accompanied pieces
Section 5: Jigs, reels, time changes, various styles and tonalities
Solos
Duets
Accompanied pieces
Glossary
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Technical Details
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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.
