MusicYears 5–8Piano
Piano Grade 5: Sight-Reading
Sight-reading in keys up to 4 sharps/flats; compound time; ornamentation; chromatic passages
What you'll learn
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Sight-reading is like being a music detective! 🕵️ You look at a new piece of music and play it for the first time.
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What do you do first when sight-reading?
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Tap the note names on the keyboard in order: C, D, E, F, G.
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Let's sight-read 4 notes together: C, D, E, F.
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Try sight-reading these notes on the keyboard: G, F, E, D, C.
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If you start on G and move down 2 steps, which note do you reach?
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What is the most important thing to do when sight-reading?
Practise Piano Grade 5: Sight-Reading with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 9–13. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.