Voice/Singing Grade 8: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Sight-reading is like reading a story out loud, but with music notes! You look at a brand new melody and sing it without hearing it first.

2. 2

   Here's a simple 4-bar melody in C major. Each dot is a note — higher dots mean higher pitches.

3. 3

   Let's sight-read this 2-bar phrase together. Take a deep breath and follow along!

4. 4

   Tap the note names in order to build this melody. Start on middle C.

5. 5

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

6. 6

   Now let's try a melody that goes down instead of up. Same key, but listen to the shape.

7. 7

   What is the last note in the melody G - F - E - D - C?