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

  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 do you do first when sight-reading?

  3. 3

    Tap the note names on the keyboard in order: C, D, E, F, G.

  4. 4

    Let's sight-read 4 notes together: C, D, E, F.

  5. 5

    Try sight-reading these notes on the keyboard: G, F, E, D, C.

  6. 6

    If you start on G and move down 2 steps, which note do you reach?

  7. 7

    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.