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Re:Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years i... by xibe on Monday March 24, 2025 @05:29AM (#43458908)
Akshually... According to Wikipédia FR, the French equivalent of Sight Reading is "Lecture à vue" [1].

Notes:

  - I'm French; 
  - I learnt to play the piano as a teenager, and I'm trying to get back to it again as at 45+; 
  - I too discovered the "sight reading" term online, but that was long ago (as I recall, through a video of an adult piano player doing "live sight-reading" versions of songs he didn't know beforehand, such as the Mario theme [2];
... and YET neither have I ever heard of nor used "Lecture à vue" (that I remember of). I too would use "apprendre le solfège" (EN: learn solfège) when saying that I'm learning to read the notes on sheet music while playing at the same time.

[1]: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecture_%C3%A0_vue (change language for confirmation)

[2]: Possibly this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9IkpUYlOx8

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Re:Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years i... by amszmidt on Monday March 24, 2025 @01:36PM (#43463466)
Solmization, I think is maybe what you are looking for? It is where you sing a song using the Solfege (Do/Re/Mi....)?

Though I wouldn't say that it is the same as "sight reading" -- but maybe "sight singing"?

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