Sight Reading: The Fundamentals
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Strategies for Sight Reading: Part II
5 Tips for Beginners
0:00 - Introduction
0:47 - Know Your Note Names & Fingerings
2:55 - Rhythm Fundamentals & Counting
6:26 - ABC - Always Be Counting
8:09 - How To Count and Feel Pulse
9:15 - Inspect The Piece
10:59 - Find The Hardest Parts
11:57 - The Best(Only) Way to Get Better at Sight Reading
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Easter Eggs - I don't usually explain the Easter Eggs in the description but these two seemed like they might be particularly deep. Hope you liked them!
"A la Maru" - The melody at this point is from Nyan Cat and Maru is a famous cat on the internet. Both are worth looking up on your own if you haven't heard of them.
The whale and potted plant at 4:47. - This is from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as is "Don't Panic" and the number 42(which, in case you didn't know, is the Answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything). I'd try to explain it but really, you should just read the book. It's so good. The movie is fun too but the novel is an absolute treasure and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Merci beaucoup. I'll check out the SRF soon. You've convinced moi.
Je l’ai pris lors de la vidéo précédente 👌
I love your bite-sized music theory lessons! And they're spaced perfectly apart, giving me enough time to internalize them practically before moving on!
As a piano player who has been sight reading every lesson I can say I read the cbat and nyan cat pretty well
Lmao. Good catch!
Thank you so much Brad for sharing this a lot of learning with us as a Teacher... This is a big help in our references in Music technique and useful for our students... upload more on this matter even transposition - thank you again Brad Harrison.
What a videoooooooooooo. Wow finally some explained it to me as easy as it is
Loved the video! Waiting for part 3 :D
Coming very soon!
This was helpful
Can we talk about how learning music can be different for those who are disabled, deaf, autistic and neurodivergent. I enjoy these videos because they help me develop new insights as a musician. There is sadly a lack of discussion when it comes to musicians who are disabled.
Where was this video when I was auditioning for the tab choir haha Learned so much!
Stetson school of music taught me to count: 1-te 2-te 3-te 4-te; 1-ta-te-ta etc. Triplets: 1-lol-ly. Much easier to vocalize and faster to think.
Haha. Weird! But whatever works for you! This seems like on of those things where whatever you learned first feels like the best for you. I’m not a fan of the 2nd and 4th 16th having the same syllable though. When I say “the ‘e’ of beat 4”, there’s no confusion because it only means one thing. But “the ta of beat 4” could mean two different things.
@@BradHarrison I 1st learned 1e&a. Was 30 when I went to Stetson. New method of counting improved my musicianship incredibly.
Interesting. And you think it’s easier and better because it’s easier to say? Aside from one being less familiar, they don’t feel wildly different as far as effort to pronounce, at least not in my accent. . I’m not sure I see a functional difference(other than what I said about two beats being the same).
@@BradHarrison Look at yourself in the mirror and say each one slowly. The standard one uses many facial muscles, the other just uses the tongue. Try thinking each with a metronome. I find much easier and faster to use the Stetson method.
PS. Stetson school of music in Deland Florida is one of the premier music schools in the nation.
In my school piano class, I've been using Breezing Thru Theory. Is it very useful for sight reading?
I’m pretty sure that’s a different type of service. It’s for theory lessons and exercises(which can be helpful for reading in a roundabout way) but it’s not for practicing sight reading per se, not like The Sight Reading Factory.
Thank you so much for the video! I will try your suggested tips! However, I would like to ask whether reading music sheets without performing would help me sightread better? I mean if reading music sheets like they were texts or books could also be considered a good way to practice sightreading? And would that help me when wanting to practice and play a piece? Again, thank you so much for your shared advice in the video!
Of course! Sight reading doesn’t just happen in front of an audience. You can and should practice it alone in practice sessions.
2:05 The last 3 notes of Hot Cross Icing should be labelled G, F, E, not A, G, F smh my head
Lmao. Keep watching! ;-)
Thanks Mabel
Haha. Hey, Mabel. I missed your user name. Thanks for pointing it out, Peter. Good to see you folks here. Always happy to have the support!
Middle school band teacher here - I’m having a hard time getting my students to stop writing in note names. We do dedicated note naming activities and rhythm reading which they excel at but when it comes to actual sheet music, most need to write letter names first which leads to all the issues stated in the video. I feel like it shouldn’t be so hard since some students have only learned to play 6 notes so far and memorizing just 6 notes (location on the staff, letter name, and fingering for each note) shouldn’t be a lot. Any advice out there?
Maybe more sight reading practice exercises and don’t give them time to write it in? Can also do book/music checks and forbid writing note names in. They get marks for not having letter names written. And make them watch this video! ;-)
How about intermediates?
Could you also make a video on that?
That’s going to be part 3! I’m planning on 4 parts to the series. Let me know if you have any questions, thoughts, or suggestions!
@@BradHarrison ok thanks!
Thanks for replying have a great day and gl with the next parts!
Nobody is talking about the fact that he rick rolled us with the example at 7:19
sight reading part 3 ?? I don't see it listed on your channel
czcams.com/video/EChP9Naj_Ow/video.htmlsi=x2u2ctxedGplhvrZ
Level 42... I see what you did there...
;-)
How can I read triplets or quintuplets?
Good video
I’ve actually got a video on subdivisions with lots of examples coming in a day or two! Triplets will be covered. I mention quintuplets but don’t really get into them much. But it’s all the same. Just evenly space them out in the beat. Count along slowly with a metronome and make sure you land on the right beat after the tuplet. If you’re early, slow down, if you’re late speed up. Make sure they’re smooth and evenly spaced out. Good luck!
By me being self taught, I often am overwhelmed because I’m on level one or two but keep picking songs from level 42 and when I can’t play them I fall into depression, thinking something’s wrong with me. Is there a video outlining the different levels and what should be expected on those levels until we can play level 42?😳
He mentioned this in part 1 of the sight reading series: czcams.com/video/K2DrG2CpDwA/video.html=6m20s
In this section of the video, he describes the difference between easy, medium, and hard difficulty music and basically what sightreading is all about.
Also, if the link doesn't take you to the right section, it's at 6:20, and the video chapter is called "Finding Appropriate Material".
Not getting sound on demo.
What do you mean by accidentals last for the whole bar
Accidentals are sharps, flats, and naturals. If a note is marked with one of those, every other time that note shows up in the bar, the accidental still applies, unless otherwise marked. It saves you from having to write/read a bunch of superfluous flat signs or whatever.
Hello, I'm a semi pro musician and personaly I struggle a lot with the "read in advance" thing if you see what I mean
It’s huge. I’ve got a some exercises I’m going to cover in either part 3 or 4. Not sure which yet. If you can get in the habit, it can really bump your reading skills.
@@BradHarrison I personaly think that i'm almost reading in the past ...
AHHHH
Looks like SRF doesn't give the user any feedback as to whether they've succeeded?
There’s a play-along feature built in!Listen to the playback, either while reading or afterwards, and see if you’re matching up.
@@BradHarrison thanks I'll give it a go :)
Excellent! Let me know how to like it!
3:52 the Lick?
You bet! And it shows up a few times.
For some reason, this kid in my Beginning Band that is oh most in the 7th grade band doesn’t know Trombone Slide Positions or the Posture’s or even tapping their foot.
Edit: He also barely knows how to read music OR count music and he always “forgets” to bring his music book and trombone home
That’s always tough. A lot of people just learn by ear and by rote. It can be useful but it’s the opposite of reading, which is such a useful skill.
Could the kid have a learning disability of some sort? This could be impacting his ability to do certain musical tasks.
@@kaishawna3753 He has no learning disability.
Ive been practicing sightreading for years and im still bad at it. So idk what im doing wrong, but i think ima just give up. Just more wasting time and money.
Have you spoken to a teacher about it? Joining a band where you have to read regularly can be really helpful too.