30Jan/103
Help Sight reading music?
Alex M asked:
I have been playing saxophone for 6 years and i'm a pretty decent player but i can't really sight read music.
example -
when we get a new song in concert band i can't make heads or tails of how it goes rhythms, how fas, etc (i know notes, they arent the problem)...I have to wait until my folder partner plays it and hear how it is played. I'm very subconscious about my playing and i'm nervous that I will be called out for this and i am also concerned as why i have not developed these skills over all these years. Please help a fellow musician.
music reading
I have been playing saxophone for 6 years and i'm a pretty decent player but i can't really sight read music.
example -
when we get a new song in concert band i can't make heads or tails of how it goes rhythms, how fas, etc (i know notes, they arent the problem)...I have to wait until my folder partner plays it and hear how it is played. I'm very subconscious about my playing and i'm nervous that I will be called out for this and i am also concerned as why i have not developed these skills over all these years. Please help a fellow musician.
music reading
January 31st, 2010 - 12:40
Sight Reading Music
sight reading music isnt the problem. everybody has trouble knowing what a song sounds like by just looking at the music! what could help is looking at whats given, humm it in your head. try and get a general feel of what the song sounds like.
February 3rd, 2010 - 12:01
Music Reading
Start with easy simple studies. Look over the song before you even touch your instrument, clap or tap the rhythm to yourself, look at the note progression and try to sing them out in solfege. If you don’t know what solfege is then learn it.
Your not going to get better at sight reading if you don’t try to learn the techniques that musicians use to sight read. You can’t rely on others to help you get through a piece. No offense, but after 6 years you really should have more skill with sight reading.
And don’t be scared to play a wrong note, you can always learn and correct that note when you go through it again.
February 5th, 2010 - 17:16
Music Reading
hello!
as a fellow musician (flautist – 4 yrs.) i know exactly how you feel. what i’ve recently come to doing is just going on a website with free sheet music (a good one is 8notes.com) and juse sight reading their pieces.
a good way to start out is look up some rhythm studies. im sure if you are in the band class at your school you probably do warmups out of a book. am i correct? well towards the front or towards the back (depending on the book) there are usually rhythm studies. you can get out your metronome (or metronomeonline.com) and count/clap these out.
if you don’t work out of a book or don’t have one just go on google and search around a little bit.
another thing that would help greatly is enrolling in private lessons. you will advance as a player and most lessons touch on sight reading quite a bit.
i hope this helps and good luck!
