The 52 essential music reading exercises (part 4)

How to sight read

Many people wonder how a musician is able to sight read a music sheet never seen before, for example on the piano.

It seems a very difficult thing to accomplish as it needs many years of study as well as a thorough knowledge of the instrument.

The ability of sight reading is really a very simple technique which can be learned even by beginners.

Today I will explain exactly what this technique consist in so that you will be able to apply it to all music reading exercises.

You will be able to apply it while playing the piano.

We will also introduce some new exercises which allow you to take a step further in reading notes