Sight Reading app recommendations
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good app / website for improving sight reading? I have downloaded the Schafer exercises recommended by Dominic, but I'm also hoping to use an app.
I have a digital piano, so can use midi for feedback. Also I have an iPad, so can use iOS apps. Seems a shame not to make use of the technologies available to me!
Thank you!
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Hi Victoria,
READ AHEAD I find well structured and is built with progressive increments in mind.
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Hi Victoria. Check out Facebook group called sight reading community.
You get sight reading tips David Holter is hosting a 3 day free workshop starting 27 sept. It's a nice community with regular sight reading tips. I have also completed the Sparks sight reading course. Here you get personal tuition and visual exercises. You might want to check it out.
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I would recommend Piano Marvel with a midi keyboard.
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Dr. Kate Boyd has a couple of youtu.be videos on sight reading, including one where she reviews four such apps.
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Check out Piano Marvel at https://pianomarvel.com/ . I use it and it works great.
It's also highly recommended for sight reading by Josh Wright.
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Look into Piano Marvel - well worth it if you stick with it. It has assessment tools to help you see where you are and to track your improvement, plus you will have access to their huge library. The Sight Reading assessment goes from very beginning to Advanced (Bach WTC, etc). you will need midi keyboard and laptop. You can read the repertoire in their library from tablet on acoustic piano, but only the midi setup will do the sightreading assessments to show you exactly which notes/rhythms you got correct (green notes) and where errors occurred (red notes) You receive a score for each exercise or piece.