sight reading help

trumpetplayer1989 · 11-04-2008, 04:27 PM

I'm a second year music major, and am noticing that I am lacking in my ability to sight read well. The other trumpet players can get a piece of music and play it really well the first time. At first I thought that I was lacking in the rhythmic area but now I am thinking otherwise. It seems that I am unsure of the notes being played. I practice my scales everyday. I have them all memorized and can play them great. I seem to be having an issue transfering the fundamentals to playing. Does anyone have an idea of how I can go about getting better at sight reading? Thanks

wiseone2 · 11-04-2008, 04:43 PM

Duets.
Find a partner and get busy reading new stuff. You will be amazed

Wilmer

stumac · 11-04-2008, 05:15 PM

Wilmer's advice is the best, when learnng french horn years ago my teacher and I played nothing but duets for a year, never the same one twice, this worked wonders for my sight reading and pitching.

Regards, Stuart

rowuk · 11-04-2008, 06:50 PM

Get a hymnbook and transpose. You won't run out of tunes too quickly!

The key for sightreading is just to do it. Play EVERYTHING that you can get your hands on. Play softly so that your chops last longer - then play more.

et_mike · 11-05-2008, 07:44 AM

Everything above is excellent advice and you should definately follow all of it. Here is a fun little trick that my private teacher had me doing for a while to work on sight reading. Get your daily newspaper and put it on your music stand. Now read the newspaper while running your scales on the trumpet. The thought being that you get the two halves of your brain working together. It sounds strange and is hard as H*LL at first, but it does make a big difference... for me anyway. If nothing else, it is always fun to try something new to mix things up a bit!! Have fun!

trumpetplayer1989 · 11-05-2008, 09:28 AM

thanks everyone, Im gonna try your advice.

11-04-2008, 04:27 PM	#1
trumpetplayer1989 New Friend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coopersburg, PA Posts: 13	sight reading help I'm a second year music major, and am noticing that I am lacking in my ability to sight read well. The other trumpet players can get a piece of music and play it really well the first time. At first I thought that I was lacking in the rhythmic area but now I am thinking otherwise. It seems that I am unsure of the notes being played. I practice my scales everyday. I have them all memorized and can play them great. I seem to be having an issue transfering the fundamentals to playing. Does anyone have an idea of how I can go about getting better at sight reading? Thanks __________________ ♫ "Where words fail, music speaks" ♫

11-04-2008, 04:43 PM	#2
wiseone2 Artitst in Residence Fortissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brooklyn,NY Posts: 2,870	Re: sight reading help Duets. Find a partner and get busy reading new stuff. You will be amazed Wilmer __________________ Be sure Brain is engaged before putting Mouthpiece in gear. S.Suark 1951

11-04-2008, 05:15 PM	#3
stumac Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Flinders Vic Australia Posts: 126	Re: sight reading help Wilmer's advice is the best, when learnng french horn years ago my teacher and I played nothing but duets for a year, never the same one twice, this worked wonders for my sight reading and pitching. Regards, Stuart

11-04-2008, 06:50 PM	#4
rowuk Moderator Utimate User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 7,364	Re: sight reading help Get a hymnbook and transpose. You won't run out of tunes too quickly! The key for sightreading is just to do it. Play EVERYTHING that you can get your hands on. Play softly so that your chops last longer - then play more. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

11-05-2008, 07:44 AM	#5
et_mike Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 725	Re: sight reading help Everything above is excellent advice and you should definately follow all of it. Here is a fun little trick that my private teacher had me doing for a while to work on sight reading. Get your daily newspaper and put it on your music stand. Now read the newspaper while running your scales on the trumpet. The thought being that you get the two halves of your brain working together. It sounds strange and is hard as H*LL at first, but it does make a big difference... for me anyway. If nothing else, it is always fun to try something new to mix things up a bit!! Have fun! __________________ ~Mike "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." ~A. Einstein Check out my boy Mark Ingraham... http://www.bungalo6.com/

11-05-2008, 09:28 AM	#6
trumpetplayer1989 New Friend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coopersburg, PA Posts: 13	Re: sight reading help thanks everyone, Im gonna try your advice. __________________ ♫ "Where words fail, music speaks" ♫

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