Sight Reading

There are few skills that create as much return as investing time in sight reading. An increased proficiency in sight reading allows the singer to learn more music, and harder music, faster.

Exercises

Beginner - L1

Major melodies with a range up to a Perfect 5th, simple rhythms, and no skips.

Climbing 4/4 | Treble | Major | 10 Bars Exercise 2 4/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Exercise 3 3/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Exercise 4 4/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Sight Reading A 4/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Sight Reading B 3/4 | Treble | Major | 11 Bars Sight Reading C 4/4 | Treble | Major | 14 Bars Sight Reading D 4/4 | Treble | Major | 14 Bars Sight Reading E 3/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Sight Reading G 4/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Sight Singing 1 3/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Aon 3/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Seall 3/4 | Treble | Major | 14 Bars Seinn 4/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars

Beginner - L2

Major and minor melodies with a range up to a Major 6th. Non-consecutive skips of a 3rd are included.

Annasach 3/4 | Bass | Minor | 16 Bars Arirang 3/4 | Treble | Major | 10 Bars Bainne 6/8 | Bass | Major | 16 Bars Beatitudo 4/4 | Bass | Major | 16 Bars Brathair 3/4 | Bass | Minor | 16 Bars Caisteal 4/4 | Treble | Major | 12 Bars Coineanach 4/4 | Bass | Major | 10 Bars Curran 3/4 | Treble | Major | 14 Bars Dealbh 6/8 | Treble | Major | 15 Bars Duine 3/4 | Treble | Major | 16 Bars Feannag 6/8 | Bass | Major | 16 Bars Ghlic 3/4 | Treble | Major | 14 Bars Liath 4/4 | Bass | Major | 10 Bars Luch 3/4 | Bass | Major | 17 Bars Mac 4/4 | Treble | Major | 9 Bars Muir 3/4 | Treble | Major | 9 Bars Neoni 6/8 | Treble | Major | 9 Bars Obh Obh 4/4 | Bass | Major | 13 Bars Sia 4/4 | Treble | Major | 13 Bars

Beginner - L3

Major and minor melodies with a range up to a Major 9th. Skips of Perfect 4th, 5th, and octave are included. More complex rhythms and time signatures.

Ceart gu Leor 3/8 | Treble | Major | 16 Bars Cluinntinn 3/8 | Treble | Major | 9 Bars Gilchrist 5 9/8 | Treble | Major | 13 Bars Gilchrist 14 4/4 | Bass | Major | 15 Bars Gilchrist 53 2/4 | Treble | Major | 16 Bars Gilchrist 59 2/4 | Treble | Major | 8 Bars Mar Sin Leibh 3/4 | Treble | Major | 16 Bars Spiosrach 3/4 | Treble | Major | 15 Bars Stephanos 4/4 | Bass | Minor | 13 Bars Tagsaidh 3/2 | Bass | Major | 8 Bars Traigh 4/4 | Treble | Major | 16 Bars Waiting 9/8 | Treble | Major | 9 Bars

Intermediate

More complex rhythms and all intervals.

Nettleton Tenor Part 3/4 | Treble | Major | 16 Bars Storm Clouds 3/8 | Treble | Major | 14 Bars