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Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-by-Step Program for Keyboard Players of All Levels
 
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Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-by-Step Program for Keyboard Players of All Levels (Paperback)

by Howard Richman (Author)
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  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Sound Feelings Publishing; Rev. 3rd Ed edition (1 Dec 1985)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0961596309
  • ISBN-13: 978-0961596309
  • Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21 x 0.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 228,770 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Written for all keyboardists (classical, jazz, rock), this book is a goldmine for students, teachers, and professionals alike. The book reduces the process of sight-reading into individual components. Through a series of progressive drills, your mastery of each component is comfortably and scientifically paced. As you improve, the parts merge as one and your reading reaches the highest level.

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"Thank you for providing piano educators with a most useful tool." —Jeanine M. Jacobson, Assistant Professor, Piano proficiency class for piano majors, California State University, Northridge

"Richman has gone a long way toward de-mythologizing the process of sight-reading. Highly recommended" —American Music Teacher Magazine, September/October, 1988

"All pianists can benefit and some will experience the transformation into 1st-class sight-readers — something they may have thought was an impossibility." —Leonid Hambro, Concert Pianist/Teacher, Los Angeles

"His ingenious exercises cannot fail to help people become better sight-readers." —The California Music Teacher, Vol 10, Number 2

"A pianist’s main asset is to be a good reader. This book will be an invaluable asset toward that goal." —Delores Stevens, Pianist/Artist-Teacher

"It is elegantly simple yet comprehensive." —Todd Winkler, Professor of Music Theory and Solfege, California Institute of the Arts

"I've used it in the studio, on tour, and in playing classical music." —Vonda Shepard, Recording Artist (Reprise Records)

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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars These techniques do improve reading, 21 Jun 2000
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I learnt to play instruments primarily 'by ear'. When I went on to the piano and actually got formal tuition I found that I was weak on sight reading. My teacher used to say you can't really teach sight reading - it is just a matter of practice. I think there is a lot of truth in that, but I have found this book useful. I am still at the early stages of the exercises (or drills as he calls them). In my own case it seems the process of reading the notes off the page organising them in my head and remembering them long enough to play them was lacking. This surprised me as I could read the notes easily, I could play them easily, but it was some transitional process that was weak. I found that some of the exercises in the book - even done without being at a keyboard have brought a noticeable improvement.

My only criticism is that I find the layout of the book a little confusing - I find I have to switch to and fro between chapters to check out drills. But I definitely recommend it

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book, one flaw, 10 Nov 2006
By G. F. J. Laws (UK) - See all my reviews
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Learning to read music late in life is not easy. This book describes a very powerful set of exercises designed to maximise your progress. I have found it to be very effective indeed. There's one glaring gaff, however, which is easy to circumvent. Part way through the exercises you are supposed to switch to the Bach Chorales in order to accommodate four-part reading. A ludicrous step-change in technical ability is required to do this, complete with massive hand stretches. The answer is to ignore his advice, and instead use a simpler (and playable !) four-part collection, such as the English Hymnal or Hymns Ancient and Modern. I'm not an Xtian myself, but these are nice tunes anyway, and much more practical.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, 25 April 2004
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This is great for beginners, gives short tips and that work to help youlearn how to read notes. I have played the piano for many yeas but wasalways to lazy to learn to read notes properly as I was never shown a goodmethod of doing so and this book does it.
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