Cello Grade 5: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Sight-reading means playing a new piece of music for the first time — like reading a story out loud without practicing first!

2. 2

   What does sight-reading mean?

3. 3

   Tap the notes on the cello fingerboard to find where G, D, A, and E strings are.

4. 4

   Let's sight-read a short tune together. Look at the notes on the page.

5. 5

   Tap the notes in order to play this simple melody: D, E, F#, G.

6. 6

   What should you check first before you start sight-reading?

7. 7

   When sight-reading, should you play fast or slow?