Category Archives: Sight Reading A to Z
Burgmuller – Opus 105
Love it when I catch myself making the same mistakes that I bag at my students about! It keeps me grounded, and human, and laughing. Sight-reading my way through the “B”s I played through my collection of Burgmüller today – … Continue reading
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Tagged Burgmuller, Piano Studies, Piano Technique, Sight Reading
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Bach, Bartok, Brahms, Bortkewicz, Burgmuller, Busoni, Buxtehude
Having completed all the As in my stash of unread music (one volume, 5 pieces of Albeniz), it’s time to move on the the Bs. This will take me a while. I’ve already sight-read through or performed or taught a … Continue reading
Posted in Bach, Beethoven, Sight Reading A to Z, Studio News, Technic
Tagged Johann Sebastian Bach, music books, Sight Reading
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Albeniz: Cantos de Espana
My introduction to Spanish music was Granados and Albeniz, via this LP that my teacher gave me when I was a teenager (hmmm… I don’t think I have EVER given a student a recording). I loved playing this album or … Continue reading
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Tagged Albeniz, Chants d'Espagne, Isaac Albéniz
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Sight Reading A to Z
Not a how-to list with 26 points on how to be a better sight-reader, but a decision on what to tackle next. The plan is to read through all the composer books (as opposed to the teaching rep and graded … Continue reading
