Posted by js - more on July 10, 2002 at 22:03:24:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Sight-reading posted by js on July 10, 2002 at 21:21:05:
As a sometimes teacher, I have found that:
- not knowing one's scales (major and all forms of minor) in one's complete range - with the ability to execute without thought ( without having to "mull things over" prior to execution) at the top of one's own technical level
- not being able to play any (much less "all") scales in thirds
and
- not being able to play "by ear" simple familiar tunes in easy keys, much less any keys...
...all go hand-in-hand with poor sight-reading skills.
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Put bluntly (and with no intention of insulting), poor sight-reading skills are directly correlated to not having done one's "homework".