SUPER SIGHT-READING SECRETS Howard Richman An innovative, step-by-step program for keyboard* players of all levels Revised 3rd Edition *Adaptable to other instrumentsAdditional copies of this book are available from your local book store, shoet-music store, or directly from the publisher. Quantity discounts are also available. Ask for a catalog of other fine books and tapes from Sound Feelings Publishing. Copyright © 1985, 1986 Sound Feelings Publishing All Rights Reserved Internationally Reproduction permission for occasional personal use is granted freely, as long as credit is always given to “Super Sight-Reading Secrets by Howard Richman, Sound Feelings Publishing, Reseda, Califomia.” Professional applications, including information storage or retrieval, in whole or in part (except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews), are also welcomed, but not ‘without written permission from the publisher. ‘Sound Feelings Publishing 7616 Lindley Avenue, #44-N Reseda, California 91335-2146 USA. Tel: 818-757-0600 Fax: 818-757-0834 www.soundfeelings.com IND ILINGS PUBLISHING. Publisher's Cataloging in Publication Data ichman, Howard Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-By-Step Program for Keyboard Players of All Levels (Revised 3rd Edition) 4. Sight-Reading (Music). 2. Piano—Instruction and study. 3, Musio—instruction and study. 4, Musio—Manuals, textbooks, etc. 5. Synthesizer (Musical Instrument) Methods. 6. Educational Psychology. Title MT 236.R53 1986 780.77 85-90522 ISBN 0-9615963-0-9 ‘Typesetting & Layout by Mark Coniglio Cover ilustration by Brenda Chapman Music Typesetting by Bin Wang Printed in the United States of America 109876543© ern one OD 10 CONTENTS Preface Introduction The Psychology of Sight-Reading Basics The Process of Sight-Reading Keyboard Orientation Drills Visual Perception Drills ‘Now You're Ready ! Advanced Drills Contemporary (Classical) Music Applications to Other Instruments On Your Own 25 31 38 44 45 47 47 48