MusicYears 1–3Recorder

Recorder Grade 1: Sight-Reading

Sight-reading a short passage in C, G, or F major; 4/4 or 3/4 time; crotchets, minims, semibreves

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Sight-reading means looking at music notes and playing them for the first time! 🎵

  2. 2

    Which note is on the second line from the bottom? 🎼

  3. 3

    Here is the note B on the music staff. It sits on the second line! 🎵

  4. 4

    Let's read and play a short tune together: B B B – three B notes in a row! 🎶

  5. 5

    Now you try! Tap the note B on this music staff. 🎵

  6. 6

    When you see a note on the second line, what note is it? 🎼

  7. 7

    Let's practice sight-reading a simple line: B B B B – four B notes! 🎵

Practise Recorder Grade 1: Sight-Reading with Whizlo

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