Sight Reading Quiz

The fist step to sight reading is reading the title if there is one. Why is this important?

• It's at the top

• It tells us the mood and what the song is about

• To make sure we are playing the right thing

No matter what the tempo of the piece is we always

• Play it at tempo from the start

• Play it slow

• Go at the tempo Ms. Grimes says

What does the key signature tell us ?

• How loud or soft to play

• How many sharps or flats to play

• How many beats are in a measure

What do you look for after the key signature ?

• The tempo

• The time signature

• The musical map

What is the musical map

• A piece of sheet music

• The order in which the song is played

• A map of all the best music spots in America

Which of the following are where we look for patterns in music

• Key signature, and time signatures.

• Melody and rhythm.

• Tempo, and clef.

After we look for patterns in the music next look for what?

• Anything new such as new notes or rhythms we have not played.

• Any Dynamics, and articulations.

• The key signature and the time signature.

What are musical ornaments ?

• They are marks under or above the notes to make the music look pretty

• They are in addition to the notes and rhythms adding flare to the piece

• How the note hangs off the staff.

The last step to sight reading is

• Finger/ air play it

• Say it's to hard and not try your best

• Play it fast

What is the correct order to sight reading

• • Read Title

  • Tempo / Slow

  • Clef / Key Signature 

  • Time Signature

  • Musical Map

  • Patterns  

  • Anything New

  • Musical Ornaments 

  • Finger Through anything Difficult

• • Patterns

  • Read Title

  • Tempo / Slow

  • Finger through anything difficult

  • Clef / Key Signature 

  • Time Signature

  • Musical Map 

  • Anything New

  • Musical Ornaments 

• • Tempo / Slow

  • Clef / Key Signature 

  • Time Signature

  • Patterns

  • Read Title

  • Finger through anything difficult

  • Musical Map 

  • Anything New

  • Musical Ornaments