The odds go down every second you spend asking for the opinions of people on the internet.
The odds go down every second you spend asking for the opinions of people on the internet.
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you're in good shape then. I could read pretty fluently when I was seven. I read things like chapter 1 of A Tale of Two Cities, Catharine Called Birdy, many babysitters club books, and grimm's fairy tales.
Sheet music is easy, just take it one clef at a time until you're fantastic. (the treble/right hand clef is usually the one with the melody and I tend to think it's more important)
Every Good Boy Does Fine! FACE (notes on lines, notes in spaces on treble F clef)
Good Boys Do Fine Always! All Cows Eat Grass! (notes on lines, notes in spaces in bass G clef!)
well, that's what they told me in piano lessons xD
The best thing is to practice. I assume you know all your sharps, flats, accidentals, double flats, double sharps, key changes, tempo changes, style changes, dynamics, etc?
In my high school band, we sight read a lot...As long as you have the basic concepts (i.e. tempo changes, key signature changes, style changes, dynamics, rhythms) down, it shouldn't be too difficult =]
How is your progress now?
What instrument are you focusing on? If you're going for Piano, then that's a tall order for 2 days. Even for other instruments that only use one stave, it would be difficult to get it down completely in just 2 days.
When you say you have a 'talent for music', I assume you mean you play stuff by ear. The most basic part of reading sheet music is recognizing the notes themselves. If you are focusing on one instrument for this thing, you need to know what the notes on the instrument itself are if you don't already. That way, when you are reading music, you can translate the dots-and-dashes on a page to where your fingers should go, and it might help in the sight reading process.
Talking about 7 year olds reading :P I was reading music when I was 7. My first instrument was a recorder. I've been off-and-on with music since then, right now I'm in a military band doing regular engagements (not with my recorder though). It's something that gets more natural with time (which it seems you don't have), so sight reading will be a chore if you have to think about every little thing.
If you are *that* good at playing by ear, there may be a chance that they will have whatever song there for you to listen to. (I don't know, just hopeful guessing.) If you can play it successfully after listening to it, it may earn you a consideration (instead of outright acceptance).
Don't know how long you've known about this audition, but to try to do something as vital as reading music effectively in 2 days is a lot of hard work. Can't say it's impossible though. I'm assuming this school is not a kid's school, so they'd expect you to be able to do this sort of stuff by now. Do your best, and whatever happens you'll be able to learn from it.
Given your incompetence, lack of confidence and initiative in other matters - NO.
<b>EDIT: You can be a little more tactful when responding next time. -Murder</b>
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burnOriginally Posted by Nominus Experse
If the music you're working with is ridiculously easy, then yes. If not, then no. There are so many freaking rules to reading sheet music, I still don't understand them all. Especially since most of them are in Italian, like play "elegantly" or play with a "stacato" or whatever. You also have to know how to interpret styles that the music wants you to interpret. It's not exactly something you can just learn off of one sheet of music, you'll have to research several songs in order to get the hang of sheet music. If you sight read something, you may find something that'll totally throw you off and you end up playing the song wrong.
So my answer is, no. I've played the violin since 5th grade and there's always something new for me to learn when it comes to sheet music. And I'm not talking about something to learn as in the difficult aspect of a specific song, but things in sheet music regarding style, note values, etc.
Anyway, good luck with the attempt.
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yeah you can. Reading music is easy.
But then, i've been doing it since i learn't how to read normally, so my opinion might be a little skewed.
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Sight reading (i.e, reading and playing something for the first time without any preparation) is always tough, but it *can* be learned. It's all about anticipation: You've got to check the time and key signatures immediately to know what you're in for, and always try to read several notes ahead of where you're playing, so that you don't stumble or hesitate at every bar.
Not always easy, but by no means impossible either.
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