Recorder Grade 7: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

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

2. 2

   What's the first thing you should look at in a new piece of music? 🎼

3. 3

   Let's sight-read a short melody together. 🎶

4. 4

   Tap out the rhythm of this bar before you play it on your recorder. 🥁

5. 5

   Which note is a B flat in this key signature? 🎵

6. 6

   Now play the first two bars of this sight-reading piece on your recorder — but first, clap the rhythm! 👏

7. 7

   If you make a mistake while sight-reading, what should you do? 🎶