HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SIGHT-READING
Apart from playing a lot of tunes from
sheet music (this is very effective) you now have another way of improving
your reading speed using custom designed Windows software developed by
me personally in Visual Basic. The name of the program is Speed Up!
and is freeware. You can select to practice reading using either the G
clef or F clef or randomly switching between them. A random note is displayed
and your job is to name it. I haven't included sharps or flats or different
key signatures since the main problem is to quickly locate the name of
the note. This takes some practice especially below or above the five standard
lines. I have also included two selectable ranges for the treble (usually
the G clef) and the bass (usually the F clef). I frequently use this program
to 'get in shape' when I know there's going to be a lot of sight-reading,
e.g. when practicing in our local accordion club. This is how the program
looks like:
IMPORTANT! - You must also have VBRUN300.DLL in your Windows\System
directory since this is a Visual Basic Application. If you by any chance
don't have this file (if you can't run my program), VBRUN300.DLL is available
from Microsoft.
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Speed Up! (12k)
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