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The Sight Reading Drill Book Series
is a step-by-step method for learning the tactile skills necessary for good sight reading at the piano. With regular practice, the drills will help students of all ages and abilities coordinate the visual patterns in the score with the muscle memory in the fingers. Once these patterns are familiar and automatic, reading new music will become easier and more enjoyable.
There are three levels in the series:
The Preparatory Level
features melodic intervals, harmonic intervals, and triads/chords. Exercises are played on the white keys only, without clefs to encourage freedom across the keyboard. This book can be used for beginners to advanced players.
Level 1
contains drills in major and minor keys with zero to three sharps and flats. 1A introduces intervals of a 2
nd
, 3
rd
, 4
th
, and 5
; 1B introduces intervals of a 6
, 7
, and 8
ve
. These books are appropriate for beginner to late intermediate players.
Level 2
contains drills in major and minor keys with four to seven sharps and flats. 2A introduces intervals of a 2
; 2B introduces intervals of a 6
. These books are suggested for intermediate to advanced players.
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Other publications in
The Piano Workbook Series
available through Amazon:
The Piano Workbook: A Resource and Guide for Students in Ten Levels
- is an assignment book and so much more for students from junior to senior levels with: multiple homework pages, practicing ideas, goal setting, technique, sight reading and ear training drills, theory references, musical eras and a glossary.
The Piano Workbook Teacher's Manual
- addresses a full range of theoretical and practical pedagogical topics for instructors of all experience levels.
The Rhythm Drill Book Complete Second Edition
uses progressive drills to improve recognition of rhythmic patterns and to strengthen metric pulse.The Book loosely follows the RCM 2015 Syllabus and is available in a Junior (Prep-Level 4), Intermediate (Level 5 to Level 8) and Senior (Level 9 to ARCT) volume.