Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of reading a piece of music, or a passage in a foreign tongue, at first sight, generally as a test of proficiency.
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Examples
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Kansas City bands often played according to so-called “head arrangements,” communal affairs composed and arranged collectively, changing every night on the fly, rather than sight-reading composed music.
A Little Evil Will Do You Good: Kansas City Jazz Con Chapman 2011
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Hence we have had to develop a large pool of singers and instrumentalists who can produce a near-perfect performance on little or no rehearsal, and whose sight-reading skills are the envy of our neighbours.
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His natural sight-reading skills were an advantage.
A Classicist in the Modern Age Stuart Isacoff 2012
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In sight-reading Mr. Tritle seeks "not just the ability to nail every note and rhythm, but also the technique to read far enough ahead on the page so that if they stumble on something they can continue instead of breaking the flow."
The Master of Many Choruses Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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PET brain imaging studies show that sight-reading and performing engages more areas of the brain than any other activity.
Thoughts on Music « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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"Leonard Bernstein once told me that even sight-reading Mahler, this orchestra sounds Jewish."
The Maestro's Israel Bonds David Mermelstein 2011
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PET brain imaging studies show that sight-reading and performing engages more areas of the brain than any other activity.
March « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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Jennifer Rodgers Beach discusses basic music notation, rhythm, sight-reading and more. 7-9 p.m.,
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GURA: He says that in his books, theres more theory, more of an emphasis on sight-reading than there is in the Suzuki Method.
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Walk left instead, past a couple of kids playing Ping-Pong and a young girl sight-reading selections from Wicked on a piano, and enter the costume shop, one of the few locations on the grounds with air-conditioning.
Theater Geek Mickey Rapkin 2010
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