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sightreading!

what it is & why we


do it
CHECK IN!
What’s something that
puts you in a good
mood?
What is sightreading?
Why do we do it?
Sightreading is when we look at our music for the first time and we try to sing/play it!

We sightread to help build our musical capabilities such as..


- note reading
- musicality
- collaborating as a group
- general musical intuition
The Four Steps to Sightreading

01 02
Find ‘Do’! Check our music
Let’s establish what key we’re Check our music to see what
in and where our ‘Do’ is. time signature we’re in, any
tricky intervals, etc.

03 04
Speak on solfege Sing!
First read through! Let’s Now that we’ve established our
speak our notes on solfege. solfege, let’s try to sing it on
solfege!
Let’s sing some etudes!
Let’s move to the 2010 hit classic
‘Dynamite’ by Taio Cruz!
What’s a song you would like to
sightread?
Think of your favorite song and bring it in for class next week!
Catch ya Later!

What’s something
you’re looking
forward to this
week?

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