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Re:Practice Sight-Reading Music by abraCadabstrax on Saturday October 19, 2019 @09:06PM (#21301710)
I think there's also a lot to be said about having a real score in front of you. I used to sight-read for a living (guitarist on cruise ships) and thought that the first grok of the visual where you take in the form was more important than the up/down of a melody.

By the way, this guy is a monster sight-reader: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZMroQOtS_U

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Re:Practice Sight-Reading Music by andrepd on Saturday October 19, 2019 @09:47PM (#21301855)
Before clicking the link I already knew you were referring to Tom Brier :)
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Re:Practice Sight-Reading Music by sizzzzlerz on Sunday October 20, 2019 @03:25PM (#21306437)
That is quite humbling. He is obviously a very skilled musician and can play ragtime like Scott Joplin but picking up a new piece and playing it by sight without any mistakes that I could see or hear, is amazing.
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