Complete Guide to Sight Reading Music

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Contents
0:00 - Introduction
0:54 - Part 1: What it is and why you should do it
2:38 - Reading Music is Like Reading Language
7:00 - Appropriate Material
8:14 - The Sight Reading Factory
10:44 - Part 2 - Intermediate Tips
11:00 - Tip 2 - Know Your Notes and Fingerings
13:05 - Tip 3 - Understand Rhythm Fundamentals
16:32 - Tip 4 - Always Be Counting
19:22 - Tip 5 - Inspect the Piece
21:02 - Tip 6 - Find the Hardest Part
22:00 - Part 3 - Tip 7 - Subdivide Rhythms
24:08 - Tip 8 - Learn Your Scales
25:34 - Tip 9 - Use Your Pencil
28:43 - Tip 10 - Don't Get Lost(and how to recover)
30:48 - Tip 11 - Listen
32:04 - Tip 12 - Stay in "Performance Mode"
33:32 - Tip 13 - Look Ahead
34:50 - Tip 14 - Prioritize Details
36:59 - Tip 15 - How to Survive Mixed Meter
38:19 - Tip 16 - Composition and Transcription
39:00 - Tip 17 - Identify Your Weaknesses
40:00 - Tip 18 - Learn Movable Do Solfege
41:38 - Tip 19 - Learn Music Theory
42:28 - Tip 20 - Practice Technique
43:02 - Tip 21 - Practice Sight Reading Everything
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