Clarinet Grade 5: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Sight-reading is like being a music detective 🕵️ — you look at a new piece of music and play it for the first time!

2. 2

   What is the first thing you should look at in a new piece of music?

3. 3

   Let's sight-read together! Look at this short piece in 4/4 time (4 beats per bar).

4. 4

   Now you try! Tap the rhythm of this 4/4 bar: crotchet, crotchet, 2 quavers, crotchet.

5. 5

   How many beats are in one bar of 4/4 time?

6. 6

   Watch out for accidentals! A sharp (♯) means play the next note up, a flat (♭) means play the next note down.

7. 7

   What does a sharp (♯) tell you to do?