MusicYears 5–8Recorder
Recorder 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 means playing a piece of music you've never seen before! 🎵
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What does 'sight-reading' mean?
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Here's a short piece of music for recorder. The notes go up and down like a rollercoaster! 🎢
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Tap the notes in order to play this melody on your recorder. 🎶
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Let's sight-read this 4-note melody together. 🎵
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Now try this new melody — tap the notes as you play them on your recorder. 🎵
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When sight-reading, what should you do FIRST?
Practise Recorder 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.