Cello Grade 2: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you have a piece of music written on a page. You have to sing or play it without hearing it first — that's sight-reading!

2. 2

   What does 'sight-reading' mean?

3. 3

   Here are 4 notes on a staff. Each note has a letter name: C, D, E, F. Can you see them going up?

4. 4

   Tap the notes in order from low to high. Start at the bottom.

5. 5

   Let's read this tiny tune together. The notes are: C, D, E, D, C.

6. 6

   Now you try! The notes are: D, E, F, E, D. Tap them in order.

7. 7

   When sight-reading, what do you do first?