1. Introduction to Ear Training and Sight Reading
Level 1
Unit 5: Sight Reading
Note: This icon indicates an audio file. Throughout the units, listen for examples and practice exercises.
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2. Time Signatures
The time signatures for this level of sight reading exercises are 4/4 and 3/4, discussed earlier in Unit 1.
Overview:
4/4: 4 beats per measure; each beat = quarter note; also indicated with “C” for common time
3/4: 3 beats per measure; each beat = quarter note
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3. Sight Reading Exercises: Clapping
Sight reading exercises with clapping are exercises for which the melody may be examined for seconds, and then the rhythm is to be sight read and clapped as accurately as possible.
In this course, clapping exercises will be either in 4/4 or 3/4 time, and can contain whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, and eighth notes.
Clapping exercises are intended to help develop the skills to sight read in different time signatures, maintain the beat and tempo, and read and recognize patterns, rhythms, and note values.
Example
Read through melody
Clap back the rhythm
Listen to answer clip
Evaluate how you did
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4. Clapping Exercises
Read over each example for seconds, then clap the rhythm of the phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. 1. 2. 3.
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5. More Clapping Exercises
Read over each example for seconds, then clap the rhythm of the phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. 4. 5. 6.
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6. Even More Clapping Exercises
Read over each example for seconds, then clap the rhythm of the phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. 7. 8. 9.
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7. Some More Clapping Exercises
Read over each example for seconds, then clap the rhythm of the phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation.
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8. Last Set of Clapping Exercises
It’s the last set! Read over each example for seconds, then clap the rhythm of the phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation.
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9. Key Signatures
The key signatures that need to be memorized for this course are C major, G major, F major, A minor, and D minor.
Make sure to understand each key signature’s pattern; it will make sight reading much easier.
C major; no sharps no flats
G major; one sharp no flats
F major; no sharps one flat
A minor; no sharps no flats
D minor; no sharps one flat
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10. Sight Reading Exercises: Melody
Sight reading exercises are exercises for which the melody may be examined for seconds, and then the melodic phrase is to be sight read and played as accurately as possible. Starting finger positions are given.
In this course, sight reading exercises will be either in 4/4 or 3/4 time.
Sight reading exercises may be in C major, G major, F major, A minor, or D minor.
Melody reading exercises are intended to help develop the skills to sight read in different time signatures and key signatures, maintain the beat and tempo, and read and recognize patterns, rhythms, notes, and intervals.
Example
Read through excerpt
Play the phrase
Listen to answer clip
Evaluate how you did
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11. Sight Reading Exercises
Sit at a piano. Read over each example for seconds, then play through the melodic phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. Starting finger position is given.
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12. More Sight Reading Exercises
Sit at a piano. Read over each example for seconds, then play through the melodic phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. Starting finger position is given.
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13. Even More Sight Reading Exercises
Sit at a piano. Read over each example for seconds, then play through the melodic phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. Starting finger position is given.
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14. Some More Sight Reading Exercises
Sit at a piano. Read over each example for seconds, then play through the melodic phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. Starting finger position is given.
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15. Last Set of Sight Reading Exercises
Sit at a piano. Read over each example for seconds, then play through the melodic phrase. Listen to the audio clip for confirmation. Starting finger position is given.
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16. Review
The possible time signatures for both clapping and melody-playing exercises are 4/4 and 3/4.
The possible key signatures for sight reading exercises are C major, G major, F major, A minor, and D minor.
All sight reading exercises, both clapping and playing, allow for seconds of reading through the given phrase.
The initial finger position is given for all sight reading exercises where the phrase is to be played.
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