Recorder Grade 8: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Sight-reading means playing a piece of music you've never seen before, right off the page! 🎵

2. 2

   What does 'sight-reading' mean?

3. 3

   Here's a short sight-reading example. Look at the time signature (4/4), key signature (C major), and first few notes. 🎶

4. 4

   Tap the note names in order for this 4-bar phrase in C major. 🎵

5. 5

   Let's sight-read this 2-bar phrase together. 🎶

6. 6

   Which note comes after G in the C major scale?

7. 7

   When sight-reading, what should you do FIRST before playing?