On December 10, 2007, author Al Macy decided to become a great
(or at least, good) piano sight-reader. Although he was already a
gigging jazz pianist, his sight-reading was lousy. As he puts it
"It was "really" lousy. Most seven-year-olds with a year of lessons
could read music better than I could."
So, he vowed to learn everything he could about sight-reading,
and sight-read at least two hours per day for one year
That year stretched out to six (that's right, six years of
sight-reading), and in that time he learned what works, and what
doesn't. He wrote this book to pass on his insights to other adults
who want to improve their piano sight-reading. He kept a careful
OCD-like record of his progress, with online recordings, so you can
hear exactly how he sounded at three months, four months, two
years, etc. In the book he relates both his "Aha" and his "Well,
that was a waste of time" revelations so you can benefit from his
experience. He answers your questions about how to become a better
sight-reader. For example: Should you hire a teacher? How long
should you practice each day? Will you inevitably improve if you
just do a lot of reading? How can you find enough practice music?
Which are more important, notes or intervals? Is it OK to look down
at your hands? How far ahead should you try to look? Can practicing
with your eyes closed help? How can you get better at leaving
things out when you are having trouble? What can you do about the
fact that the notes on the bass clef are in different places than
on the treble clef? How does understanding the harmonic structure
of a piece help you play it? Does it help to sight-sing a piece
before playing? Should you analyze the tune before starting? If so,
what do you look at? Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
The answers to some of those questions will definitely surprise
you.
Macy also presents his very own soon-to-be-patented (not really)
method for forcing you to attend to intervals instead of notes. If
you find yourself so fixated on the note names that you can't work
with the intervals instead, this trick might solve your
problem.
And with Al's wacky, conversational writing style, you'll enjoy
every minute of the book. You can curl up in a comfortable chair
and read the whole thing, or sit at the piano to try out the tips
and tricks.
So, if you want to take your sight-reading to a whole new level,
and want tips that will help, or are just curious about what the
future will hold for you, buy this book today
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