Sight Reading Success – Piano Grade 2 (Book & CD)

Description

Each book in the exciting new Sight Reading Success series contains expert advice and a series of practice tests that will help your students to tackle the sight reading element of their Piano exams with confidence.

Each book is accompanied by a CD, providing guidance through every test and demonstrating how it should sound (Voice by Kate Johnson, Piano by Harriet Power). The books are ideal for independent use by students of all ages and all pianists who wish to improve their ability in such an essential skill for Piano playing.

Sight Reading Success gradually takes the reader through various concepts that are essential to sight reading like rhythm, pitch, tempo, note types and different key signatures, while also providing practice scores to illustrate these ideas so that you can play through music, and test yourself against the accompanying audio.

This Grade 2 book takes you through everything you need to prepare for this exam, from rhythm and tempo, dotted and tied notes, playing with both hands together and new keys. Towards the end of the book, you are presented with lots of pieces so that you can practise the techniques you’ve learned on your own. This practice is essential for Sight Reading Success and you can listen to each and every track online provided to see how it’s meant to sound.  Written by experienced examiners and teachers, Sight Reading Success accurately reflects the style of the revised ABRSM tests. This also means that you will get some insider insight into the best ways to practise and prepare for the actual exam, as well as what to expect at the time.

To prepare most efficiently and effectively for the sight-reading exam, Sight Reading Success For Piano Grade 2 is the most comprehensive and complete guide on getting you that passing grade in your forthcoming exam.