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by thomas1018 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:19 pm
Hello again, Lusion!
I have been playing music my whole life, and reading music is always at the top of my practice list. There are several approaches you can take:
Approach 1:
Find a section of music, and disable the fingering. Do not press play, just read the notes on the screen. Don't worry about rhythm. You need to test your knowledge of the notes on the staff. By eliminating the rhythmic values, you aren't under pressure to play the notes perfectly in time. There is one downside to using this approach with Playground Sessions, you cannot get an accuracy score. You need to go on your own knowledge of the notes.
Approach 2:
Find a section of music, and disable the fingering. Click the change tempo button, and lower the tempo to VERY SLOW SPEEDS. For example, take a song that has a normal tempo of 120 bpm. Lower the metronome speed to less than half, let's say 40 bpm. You work on 2 things: reading the notes on the staff notation and playing music in time. Sight reading music combines these 2 crucial elements I just mentioned. Most people fail at playing music in time, in other words, playing accurate rhythms. When you practice at comically slow speeds, you are still playing music in time with accurate rhythms, and you are giving yourself enough time to play the correct notes. This approach works great with Playground Sessions because you get the instant feedback!
I hope this helps you out!
Thank you!
