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O Learnlng how Lo play your scales by memory
4 ,a[or mlnor harmonlc melodlc chromaLlc scales scales ln Lhlrds and arpegglos
O 1key s|gnature
21|me s|gnature or meter
31empo
4 Sty|e
S Cvera|| Structure
a sect|ons w|th repeats or end|ngs
b DSs or DCs
c changes |n key meter tempo sty|e
d temporary tempo changes such as ra||entando a tempo
6 Sty||st|c mark|ngs
a accent staccato |egato etc
b art|cu|at|on patterns ( s|ur 2 tongue 2 etc)
c dynam|c
d ornamentat|on
7 khythm|c patterns
8 Sca|e atterns
9 Acc|denta|s
4 ueflnlLlons of muslcal Lerms
4 nowlng who Lhe composer ls
4 JhaL Llme perlod Lhe muslc was wrlLLen knowlng how Lo play Lhe grace noLes
mordenLs and oLher ornamenLaLlon
4 Learn muslc hlsLory
4 1raln your eyes Lo read ahead of whaL you're playlng
4 8AC1lCL slghLreadlng ofLen
4 1he blg secreL abouL slghLreadlng ls LhaL you donL read Lhe noLes buL you read Lhe
shapes
4 lay Lhrough masses of muslc anyLhlng you can lay your hands on (noL [usL [azz)
noLlce how repeLlLlve mosL muslc ls Slngle llne busklng books are good sources
Also 8ach Lwo and LhreeparL lnvenLlons hymn Lunes pop sheeL muslc
4 SLarL by looklng Lhrough Lhe muslc wlLhouL playlng
4 lay slowly ?ou are noL Lrylng Lo play Lhe plece aL Lhe correcL Lempo llnd Lhe
hardesL place and play Lhe plece aL Lhe Lempo you can play LhaL secLlon
4 Dse a meLronome Lo keep a sLeady beaL ?ou can also counL aloud
4 Look aL Lhe muslc and noL aL your hands unless you have a blg [ump Lo play
4 1he muslc for slghLreadlng should always be a blL easler Lhan Lhe pleces you are
learnlng
4 Learnlng Lo recognlze lnLervals wheLher by sound on paper or on an lnsLrumenL ls
exLremely helpful for many reasons
4 Jhen readlng a plece of muslc from lefL Lo rlghL you are Lralnlng your eyes Lo see
pasL Lhe bar llnes and rapldly vlewlng noLes Lhrough Lhe measuresof muslc
counLlng rhyLhm ouL loud and movlng Lowards Lhe double bar llne 1he overlapplng
lnformaLlon also lncludes revlewlng of whaL your rlghL hand ls playlng when your
lefL hand ls playlng lower noLes and reachlng for 2 black keys for example
4 Jhen readlng a plece of muslc from lefL Lo rlghL you are Lralnlng your eyes Lo see
pasL Lhe bar llnes and rapldly vlewlng noLes Lhrough Lhe measuresof muslc
counLlng rhyLhm ouL loud and movlng Lowards Lhe double bar llne 1he overlapplng
lnformaLlon also lncludes revlewlng of whaL your rlghL hand ls playlng when your
lefL hand ls playlng lower noLes and reachlng for 2 black keys for example
4 lay easy pleces aL Lhe rlghL speed and keep golng even lf you make mlsLakes Lhls
wlll help you develop your eye for looklng ahead 1he MCS1 |mportant too| for s|ght
read|ng pract|ce