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    Sight-Reading Made Easy - A Complete Graded Course for the Pianoforte
    Sight-Reading Made Easy - A Complete Graded Course for the Pianoforte
    Sight-Reading Made Easy - A Complete Graded Course for the Pianoforte
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    Sight-Reading Made Easy - A Complete Graded Course for the Pianoforte

    By Dorothy Bradley

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    “Sight-Reading Made Easy” is a vintage guide to sight reading for the piano. “Sight reading” refers to reading and performing of a piece of music notation that the performer has not seen before. With concise instructions and many helpful tips, this volume contains simple piano sheet music that is ideal for budding pianists wishing to learn this invaluable skill. Contents include: “Quick Test in Reading Intervals (Playing by 'Feel')”, “Sixths”, “Sevenths and Octaves”, “Hold On!”, “Left Hand Plays a Tune”, “Step Lively!”, “Look at the Time”, “'Out' and 'in' (Extension and Contraction)”, “Imitation and Syncopation”, “Over and Under”, “A Short Rest”, “What Have We Here?”, “Change Places!”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of the piano.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 8, 2016
    ISBN9781473358102
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      Sight-Reading Made Easy - A Complete Graded Course for the Pianoforte - Dorothy Bradley

      Copyright © 2013 Read Books Ltd.

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      Contents

      A History of the Piano

      SIGHT-READING MADE EASY

      A History of the Piano

      The piano (an abbreviation of pianoforte) is a musical instrument played using a keyboard. It is widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, accompaniment and for composing and rehearsal. Although the piano is not portable and often very expensive, its versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world’s most familiar musical instruments. A piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, and a row of black and white keys (52 white keys and 36 black keys). The strings are sounded when the keys are pressed down, and are silenced when the keys are released. The note can be sustained even when the keys are released, by the use of pedals at the bottom of the piano.

      During the Middle Ages there were several attempts at creating stringed keyboard

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