Sight Reading & Memorisation Guide

Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 1 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 2 WARNING: This eBook is for your personal use only. You may NOT Give Away, Share Or Resell This Intellectual roperty In Any !ay All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice. All rights are reserved. You may not distribute this e-book in any way. You may not sell it, or reprint any part of it without written consent from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Disclaimer The information available in this e-book is intended to be a general information resource regarding the matters covered, and is not tailored as professional advice. It represents the view of the author at the date of publication and current information available on this topic. Whilst every attempt has been made to verify the information provided in this e-book, neither the author not his affiliates/partners assume any responsibility for errors, inaccuracies or omissions. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. The fact that an organization or website is mentioned herein does not mean that the author endorses the information that the organization or website may provide or recommend. Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 3 The Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide By Trevor Maurice of !"earnc"assica"guitar!com Introduction It#s a sad fact $ut many guitar %"ayers fear sight reading and memorizing their %ieces and try to avoid it at a"" costs! But in rea"ity& sight reading and memorization is "i'e anything e"se ( the more you %ractice it the $etter you i"" get) This guide is designed to give you the techni*ues that i"" "ead to confidence in sight reading and memorization of your music! +ou need to form ha$its so that they $ecome second nature! +ou do this $y doing it consistent"y& day $y day& ee' $y ee'& year $y year! If you#re "i'e the %rover$ia" ,tortoise- .as in The /are and the Tortoise0 you#"" find yourse"f gradua""y gaining mastery of not on"y sight reading and memorization of your music& $ut A11 of hat you %ractice! Trying to do the $ig& *uic' ,$rain dum%- never or's! Rather it#s the ,s"o and steady- %ace of the tortoise that a"ays ins out! Which method are you going to use2 Good) 1et#s start ith sight reading in Section 3 and move on to memorization techni*ues in Section 45 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 4 Section 1 - Sight Reading There are many things you can do to im%rove your sight reading! I#ve actua""y enumerated 36 %oints $e"o of a %rimary and secondary nature to he"% you do this! T/7 most im%ortant is to %ractice sight reading on a dai"y $asis even if it#s on"y a "ine or to! If you do this you i"" im%rove more *uic'"y than em%"oying a ha%hazard a%%roach i!e! one day on& three days off for e8am%"e! But to $e a good sight reader you a"so have to have 'no"edge! So& 9ust hat do you need to do to im%rove in a ste% $y ste%& "ogica" fashion2 I#ve organized the fo""oing 36 %rimary and secondary ti%s you can em%"oy RIG/T NOW to im%rove your sight reading: Primary 3! :erforming ;AI1+ sight reading %ractice< 4! Read your music "i'e a $oo' first< =! >no the 'ey signature< ?! Be aare of the time signature and any time changes ithin the %iece< Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 5 @! Being a$"e to count and c"a% the rhythm< 6! :"aying right through the ho"e %iece the first time< A! Trying to read 3 to 4 $ars ahead< B! Being a$"e to s%ot the %hrasing in music< C! Being aare of dynamic mar'ings< 3D! Identifying interva"s< 33! Being aare of unusua" synco%ated rhythms< 34! Recognizing re%eated chord %atterns and %hrases< Secondary 3=! Trying to read your music in a "egato fashion< 3?! Not a"ays %"aying the strict tem%o< 3@! >ee%ing your ears o%en for different %arts and voices in the music< 36! Ta'ing sight reading serious"y! If you can %erform these %rimary and secondary tas's e"" then you#ve got a great chance of reading your music fast and f"uent) 1et#s no ta"' a$out each one in more detai"5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 6 Primary Tips Tip 1: Sight read daily There#s nothing "i'e dai"y %ractice at anything to get good at it ( hatever that may $e! We""& it#s e8act"y the same ith sight reading! ;ai"y& consistent %ractice i"" get you far& much farther than doing a ho"e "ot of reading on one day and then missing four days for e8am%"e! It#s the same if you go to the gym! Regu"ar %ractice i"" deve"o% hea"thy& strong musc"es! +our sight reading ,musc"e- is no different ( you need to e8ercise it) ( :refera$"y dai"y! Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: Sight read every day) Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 7 /o ou"d you go reading this one5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 8 Tip 2: Read music as a “whole !irst If you had trou$"e sight reading ,South Austra"ia- in the "ast cha%ter you might ant to start treating your music "i'e you ou"d a $oo'! By that I mean& read the music as if it ere a $oo' from start to finish! Try to imagine here the notes are and here your fingers are going to $e on the fret! This doesn#t matter if it ta'es a "itt"e "onger $y the ay! Once you start doing this more and more it $ecomes5you guessed it& easier and easier) ☺ ☺☺ ☺ Becoming fami"iar ith the or' this ay a"so "eads to "ess mista'es in the future and& $ecause you get such a thorough 'no"edge of the %iece initia""y& it#s easier to or' the %iece u% again in the future after a "ayFoff! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 9 This is the ay the $rain or's ( once something#s in there it isn#t going aay& as they say) If you "oo' at the end of this eBoo' you#"" see a "ot of sight reading e8am%"es in many 'eys! If you start out $y im%"ementing a"" the techni*ues and ti%s I suggest here you#"" $ecome much more f"uent in much "ess time! Thin' ho one "earns a ne "anguage! The one that#s successfu" is the %erson ho consistent"y and assiduous"y and inte""igent"y a%%"ies themse"ves to the tas'! Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: Read your music as a ,ho"e entity- $efore attem%ting to %hysica""y sight read it! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 10 Tip ": #now the $ey signature What 'ey .or 'eys0 is the music in2 ;oes it change 'ey during the %iece2 If you don"oaded my other eBoo' ca""ed Music Notation :rimer& you ou"d have or'ed through a section a$out 'eys and 'ey signature#s! It#s a MGST read to get you started reading music notation! There#s no sense in or'ing through this $oo' if you can#t even recognize the $asics of music notation! Hust in case you didn#t get it then go here5 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comIMusicFNotationF7$oo'F:age No if you 'no ho to read the 'ey signature then it ma'es reading a"" the notes of the %iece that much easier! Jor instance if there#s a 'ey signature of four shar%s you#re going to $e in the 'ey of either 7 ma9or or EK minor5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 11 +ou might a"so remem$er from the music notation %rimer that you can determine a 'eys# signature $y "oo'ing at the "ast $ass note of the %iece! If it#s an 7 then you#re in 7 ma9or and if it#s a EK then you#re in EK minor! This one#s definite"y in 7 ma9or5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 12 Other te""Fta"e signs for the %iece $eing in a minor 'ey are shar%s ithin the music $ut not in the 'ey signature i!e! the A th note of harmonic minor sca"e is a"ays raised so in EK harmonic minor the B i"" $e shar%ened .%"ayed as an actua" E note05 +ou can see the accidenta" note on the B! Eonse*uent"y& A11 the other B notes ou"d $e shar%ened "i'e this if you ere in the 'ey of EK harmonic minor! It#s good to have a ,headsFu%- "i'e this $ecause it#s going to $e 9ust that much easier to read and ,antici%ate- your music! Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: Memorize a"" your 'ey signatures ( commit them to memory! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 13 Tip %: &nderstand the time signature What is the time signature2 Is it sim%"e2 Is it com%ound2 Is it du%"e2 Where are the accents fa""ing in the music2 Remem$er& the to% num$er of the time signature means ,ho many- and the $ottom num$er means ,hat ty%e- of notes! So& in a 4I? time signature the 4 ou"d mean 4 notes %er $ar .or hat adds u% to 4 notes0 and the ? ou"d e*ua" *uarter or crotchet notes for e8am%"e! ;one that2 Good) We""& 9ust to ma'e sure I ant you to anser the fo""oing *uestions a$out time signatures5 • Write don ho many notes and hat ty%e they are under the fo""oing time signatures! The first one#s $een done for you: Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 14 /o many: Jour /o many: What ty%e: Luarter notes What ty%e: /o many: /o many: What ty%e: What ty%e: /o many: /o many: What ty%e: What ty%e: Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 15 /o many: /o many: What ty%e: What ty%e: If you don#t understand time signature go $ac' to the Music Notation :rimer and have a read $efore you continue here5 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comIMusicFNotationF7$oo'F:age Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: 1earn as many time signatures as you can to faci"itate *uic'er sight reading s'i""s! No e can move on5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 16 Tip ': (lap rhythm and count time This i"" high"ight the rhythm and give you a ,heads u%- hen %"aying through the music as to here the ,difficu"t- rhythm %assages may $e! It i"" a"so revea" the Mcharacter- or ,fee"- of a %iece of music thus ma'ing it easier to inter%ret and %"ay! Jor instance the fo""oing %iece i"" $e counted: 3& 4& = N ? and you cou"d c"a% it easi"y5 That#s five c"a%s in the rhythm! If you ere a"so mar'ing the $eat ith your foot the ,and- of $eat = is hen your toes are in the air at the highest %oint of the movement of your toes! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 17 +ou see& there are ,ands- for every $eat hen e#re ta%%ing our toes or c"a%%ing $ut the rhythm is hat you actua""y c"a%& sing or %"ay! That#s the difference! /ere#s hat it is theoretica""y "i'e5 Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: A"ays c"a% or ta% the rhythm $efore you actua""y sight read your music! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 18 Tip ): Play !rom start to !inish I#ve seen too many students in the %ast sto% hen they ma'e a mista'e and then return to the $eginning to start again! They can a"so do this severa" times in a sitting) It has to $e one of the most counter%roductive ays to "earn to sight read! Jor one& you never rea""y get through the music and to& you#re actua""y %racticing mista'es and ma'ing it %art of your su$conscious conditioning! The $est ay is to go through from start to finish the first time! +es& you might ma'e some mista'es $ut you on#t $e ingraining them in your %erformance! But hen you sight read a"" the ay through the first time it gets you into a good ha$it and ma'es you more f"uent hen sight reading in the future! 1et#s try it right no) Go and get your guitar and try this ithout sto%%ing5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 19 Ehec' if you ere right $y "istening here5 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comItryFithoutFsto%%ing Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: A"ays read through to the end of your music ithout sto%%ing the first time round!! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 20 Tip *: Read 1 to 2 +ars ahead +ou shou"d try& even if you haven#t done much sight reading& %racticing to read a$out 3 to 4 $ars ahead of here you#re actua""y reading! Reading ahead "i'e this gives you ,time-! It#s actua""y an advanced s'i"" and that#s hat you#re heading for! When I said it gives you time& it gets you into a good ha$it so that hen you#re %erforming or %"aying ith a %artner you#"" $e far $etter off if something ,untoard- ha%%ens! +ou#"" $e out in front and $uying time& as it ere! It a"so he"%s ith confidence to $e a$"e to read ahead! Remem$er hat it as "i'e in schoo" hen you cou"d read ahead of the teacher in grou% reading tas's! When you rea"ized you cou"d do this it as a rea" $uzz) It#s the same hen you read music too ☺ ☺☺ ☺ Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 21 The sight reading e8am%"es at the end of this eBoo' start %retty sim%"y! +ou shou"d try to use these to start to get in the ha$it of reading 3 to 4 $ars ahead! This is a good ha$it to get into as you can often ,antici%ate# mista'es $efore they ha%%en! Rea""y good musicians .ith "ots of %ractice $ehind them0 often read ho"e %hrases ahead! Try it ith this very short %iece5 Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: Try to read 3 to 4 $ars ahead at a"" times! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 22 Ti% B: ,oo$ !or natural “phrases If you try to com%are your music to a singer you#"" rea"ize there are a"ays %hrases .a unit of me"ody or grou% of notes in succession0 in music! And at the end of each natura" %hrase is here the singer ou"d ta'e a $reath! The guitarist a"so has to ,ta'e a $reath- hen %"aying music as this i"" indeed ma'e your inter%retation more musica" and the ho"e %iece ,$reathe- in genera"! In other ords& it on#t have the fee"ing of $eing rushed& or sti"ted& or in some other ay unnatura" and un%"easant to the ears! We""& if you cou"d detect the natura" %hrases in music you#d stand a $etter chance of %"aying and sight reading more accurate"y and successfu""y! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 23 So hat do you "oo' for in %hrases2 Often times the music i"" have ,s"urs- over it! These are mar'ings that "oo' "i'e ties BGT cover a series of notes and mean that you %"ay a"" the notes under the mar'ings in a "egato .smooth and connected0 ay! These are NOT to $e confused ith guitar s"urs hich are the hammerFon& %u""Foff and tri""! /ere is a %iece from the $eginner series that has s"ur mar's over the %hrases5 A"so& here#s a %iece that doesn#t have %hrase mar'ings $ut you can definite"y see the %hrases c"ear"y5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 24 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 25 +ou can see here the ha"fFnotes are here you ,ta'e a $reath- hich is a"so the end of each %hrase! 1oo' for these %hrases and your sight reading i"" $e much more f"uent and accurate! Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: :hrase mar'ings can cut don your reading time mar'ed"y if you understand them! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 26 Tip -: .e aware o! dynamic mar$ings 1oudness and softness and a"" the ay in $eteen) That can ma'e a"" the difference to the ay a %iece of music sounds! +ou are the creator of the music in the sense that you ,$ring it a"ive- ith %ro%er and tastefu" dynamics! If you %ractice this even hen sight reading& you#re more "i'e"y to do it hen %erforming $ecause you#re a"ready in the ha$it ☺ ☺☺ ☺ There are many& many dynamic mar'ings in music notation and it#"" ta'e a hi"e $efore you commit them a"" to memory! /ere are 9ust a fe I can im%"ement ith my Jina"e music softare %rogram5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 27 If you ant %ractice in "earning these dynamic mar'ings go here5 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comImusica"Ftermino"ogy Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: The more dynamic mar'ings you 'no and understand the easier it is to sight read music! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 28 Tip 1/: 0denti!y inter1als Before you %"ay a %iece of music for the first time& try to identify 'non me"odic and harmonic interva"s! This i"" ma'e it easier to %"ay ,c"ean"y-! If you remem$er from the Music Notation :rimer& an interva" as the distance from one note to another in a chord or me"ody5 ,An interva" is a"ays measured from the "oer note to the higher one! +ou a"so name its distance in num$ers and the *ua"ity or ty%e of distance! 1et#s start ith the ty%e! +ou can have a: unison .same note0< second< third< fourth< fifth< si8th< seventh< eighth .a!'!a! octave0 etc! /ere is an e8am%"e of note interva"s from the "oer to the higher note!!!- Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 29 See if you can *uic'"y menta""y identify these interva"s from the ,home- note of G5 Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: Recognizing interva"s at a g"ance ma'es it easier to sight read music! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 30 Tip 11: 2atch syncopated rhythms A synco%ated rhythm is here the $eats you are not e8%ecting to $e accented are accented! This is hy c"a%%ing the music $efore you %"ay it is a"ays orthhi"e in the sight reading of a %iece! ;otted notes and synco%ation .accent or accents on $ars hich aren#t norma""y accented0 can easi"y ,tri% you u%- if you#re not aare of them! /ere#s another definition5 ,A synco%ation or synco%ated rhythm is any rhythm that %uts an em%hasis on a $eat& or a su$division of a $eat& that is not usua""y em%hasized5Synco%ation is one ay to "iven things u%! The music can sudden"y em%hasize the ea'er $eats of the measure& or it can even em%hasize notes that are not on the $eat at a""!- htt%:IIcn8!orgIcontentIm336??I"atestI Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 31 /ere#s a "itt"e gra%hic e8am%"e of a synco%ated rhythm5 In the second $ar the em%hasis shifts to the ,N- of the second $eat of the $ar thus ma'ing it a synco%ated rhythm! If I high"ighted the counting in co"or of this music you#d see the accented $eats5 3 N 4 N = N ? N 3 N 4 N = N ? N +ou can no see the ,odd one out- so to s%ea'! Eha%ter Ta'eFAay: Synco%ated rhythms can ,tri% you u%- hen it comes to sight reading music so $e vigi"ant) Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 32 Tip 12: Recognizing repeated chords As you im%rove your sight reading try to recognize chords& chord %atterns and %hrases that are re%eated! This cuts don on your ,or'- tremendous"y! 1oo' at the $ass note of the chords and try to determine hat they are $efore you %"ay5 Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 33 +ou can see many chords here e!g! an A ma9or chord& fo""oed $y a G chord then a E chord! When you see such chords it rea""y he"%s you to cut don on the amount of reading you#"" need to do and that I "i'e) ☺ ☺☺ ☺ Secondary Ti%s Tip 1": Read in a legato !ashion That means %"ay in a ,smooth N connected- ay un"ess indicated otherise in the music e!g! staccato .short N detached0! It#s "i'e anything you#re trying to ma'e a ha$it of& the more you do it the easier it $ecomes! :racticing in this ay a"so ma'es your genera" %"aying more "egato and thus more successfu" overa""! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 34 Tip 1%: 3on4t always $eep strict tempo When you#re a "itt"e more advanced ith some sight reading s'i""s ,under your $e"t- you might have the chance to add a "itt"e ru+ato to your music! Ru+ato is a conscious s%eeding u% or s"oing don of a %hrase or %hrases to ma'e the inter%retation more musica"! Hust remem$er though& if you s%eed u% or s"o don in one %art then you usua""y ,$a"ance- it somehere e"se in the music to ma'e the %iece chrono"ogica""y .overa"" time ta'en0 correct! When you do this in %ractice it#s easier hen %"aying ,for rea"-& as it ere! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 35 Tip 1': ,isten to the “1oicing This one#s s"ight"y more hard than other ti%s $ut try to "isten to $ass and tre$"e .or inner N outer0 voices in the music $oth hen you ,read- the music $efore %"aying it& and hen you are actua""y %"aying! +ou cou"d even sight read 9ust the se%arate "ines first as you $ui"d u% your s'i""s unti" you can do it harmonica""y rather than me"odica""y! /ere I#ve done that for you $y se%arating the me"ody from the $ass in co"or!!! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 36 Tip 1): Ta$e sight reading seriously In the ay you ta'e your musica" %ieces serious"y& ta'e your sight reading serious"y! By that& I mean try to ,%erform- them rather than 9ust go through the motions as it ere! This i"" he"% you deve"o% the ha$it of $eing musica""y aare at a"" times! Section 2 - Memorization Techni5ues As in sight reading music& there are a"so techni*ues or methods you can use to ma'e your memorization of musica" %ieces more effective! As you#"" notice& these techni*ues over"a% and if you use these techni*ues in com$ination you may find that your memorization im%roves dramatica""y! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 37 The fo""oing techni*ues shou"d %rove he"%fu"5 3! Reading the music "i'e a $oo' $efore %"aying it 4! Gsing the ,Over"a%%ing Method- =! ,Oisua"ization- of the music By %erforming these three techni*ues and then com$ining them together i"" give you the $est chance of memorizing your music effective"y! I say effective"y $ecause you ant to $e a$"e to %"ay and reca"" the music years "ater& not 9ust tomorro or ne8t ee'! I 'no myse"f that %ieces come $ac' to memory very *uic'"y years "ater $ecause it has $een ingrained in my su$conscious $rain very firm"y as it ent in! To ma'e a ha$it of these techni*ues shou"d ensure it i"" do the same for you if you %erform them di"igent"y! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 38 3ay 1- Read the music li$e a +oo$ +ou need to read your music "i'e a $oo' B7JOR7 you sight read it! That is& hen you first choose a %iece of music& ;ON#T %ic' u% your guitar $ut "oo' over the music "i'e you#re reading a $oo'! That#s right& read it from start to finish ta'ing notice of a"" the musica" attri$utes of the music! This cou"d $e time and 'ey signatures& tem%o& dynamic mar'ings etc! Read each "ine and ta'e note of hat notes are %"ayed and their rhythmic va"ues! Try to imagine here your fingers i"" $e on your guitar and here the notes i"" $e %"ayed on the fret! If you can& try to imagine hat the music i"" sound "i'e! Then& after actua""y sight reading it fo""oing the ti%s you#ve "earned so far& %"ay through your music from start to finish s"o"y! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 39 Ne8t& turn the music over and try to %"ay as much of it as you can remem$er! When you come to a %art that you can#t remem$er turn it $ac' over and "oo' at the music or $ars you can#t do& and %"ay through them severa" times! Then turn it $ac' over and try from that section again! ;on#t orry if this %art isn#t 3DDP successfu"& you#re 9ust ,%"anting the seed- as it ere& and %racticing your sight reading at the same time) 3ay 2 6 &se the 71erlapping Method Start at the $eginning of the music and %"ay through the first to $ars severa" times! Ne8t& %"ay the same to $ars not "oo'ing at the music! If you#ve memorized those to $ars %"ay the third $ar over severa" times! After that turn the music over again and %"ay through $ars 4 and = from memory! If that is successfu" you ou"d then read and %ractice $ar ?! After that you ou"d turn the music over again and %"ay $ars = and ? from memory! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 40 >ee% doing this unti" you#ve com%"eted a ho"e section or the ho"e %iece of music! If the music is in sections you might ant to try to %"ay though that ho"e section $efore a%%"ying the ,over"a% method- to the ne8t section! :ut the music aay and then try the ho"e thing at the start of ;ay =! If it sti"" needs or' you cou"d .shou"d0 add the visua"ization techni*ue as out"ined $e"o! 3ay " 6 8isualization o! the Music On the third day& after you#ve tried to %"ay through the music from memory& try to visua"ize it in your mind aay from the instrument! This i"" %ro$a$"y $e hard at first $ut as I mentioned a$ove& the more you %ractice the $etter you#"" get! If it#s too hard to visua"ize the ho"e %iece then try it in sections or %hrases! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 41 The ,visua"ization- can ta'e the form of $oth sight and auditory functions! ,Seeing- it in your mind shou"d do onders $ut ,hearing- it as e"" i"" add another dimension to your memorization! ;oing these e8ercises over three days .and reFdoing it if necessary0 shou"d yie"d some good resu"ts in terms of memorizing the %iece! If you a%%"y this method to your entire ne re%ertoire in the future then you shou"d im%rove your s'i""s in $oth sight reading and memorization of music! Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 42 Section 1 - Sight Reading Pieces I no have a s"e of %ieces for you to %ractice) Jorty to $e e8act AN; there are e8ercises from the eight most %o%u"ar 'eys for guitar& name"y: E ma9or& G ma9or< ; ma9or< A ma9or< 7 ma9or< J ma9or< B$ ma9or< 7$ ma9or! There#s a"so an e*uiva"ent e8ercise in their re"ative minor 'eys& name"y< A minor< 7 minor< B minor< JK minor< EK minor< ; minor< G minor< E minor! Jurther& you can $ui"d u% your s'i"" gradua""y $y sight reading ho"e notes right u% to 36 th notes! /ere no are the e8ercises! :rint them off then use the "in's $e"o to match the sound c"i% to correct if you#re sight reading accurate"y5 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF3FBFWho"eFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesFCF36F/a"fFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF3AF4?FLuarterFNotes Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 43 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF4@F=4F7ighthFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF==F?DF36thFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF?3F?BFWho"eFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF?CF@6F/a"fFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF@AF6?FLuarterFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesF6@FA4F7ighthFNotes htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comI78ercisesFA=FBDF36thFNotes Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 44 Additiona""y& you might use these great $oo's $y Ro$ert Benedict!!! htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comISightFReadingF1eve"sF3F= htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comISightFReadingF1eve"sF?F@ Music Sight Reading and Memorization Guide www.learnclassicalguitar.com Copyright © 2011 – Trevor Maurice - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. 45 I ho%e this $oo' has he"%ed you to gain a $asic understanding of music notation and set you on the road to finding out more on this fascinating su$9ect and adding to your %ersona" groth) If you have further *uestions or ou"d "i'e to see something added in future editions of this eF$oo' "et me 'no $y using this contact form5 htt%:II!"earnc"assica"guitar!comIcontact!htm" I a"so ho%e to hear ho this $oo' has he"%ed you and ho you#ve im%roved! 7n9oy) >ind regards& Trevor M! & c w w w w & w w w w & # w w w w w & # w w w w w & # # w w w w w & # # w w w w w & # # # w w w w w & # # # w w w w w & # # # # w w w w w ~ Sight Reading Exercises 1-8 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Whole Notes 1 2 3 4 5 C Major G Major D Major A Major E Major & # # # # w w w w w & b w w w w w & b w w w w w & b b w w w w w & b b w w w w w & b b b w w w w w & b b b w w w w w Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 6 7 8 F Major Bb Major Eb Major & c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 17-24 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Quarter Notes 17 18 19 20 21 C Major G Major D Major A Major E Major & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 22 23 24 F Major Bb Major Eb Major & c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 25-32 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Eighth Notes 25 26 27 28 29 C major G Major D Major A Major E Major & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 30 31 32 F Major Bb Major Eb Major & 4 4 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ˙ & # # # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & # # # # # 7 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # # # # # 10 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & # # # # n n n n b 13 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & b b b 16 œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 33-40 ~ T. Maurice Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 16th Notes C Major G Major D Major A Major E Major F Major & b b b b b 19 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & b b b 22 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ r œ . ˙ 2 Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Bb Major Eb Major & c w w w w & w w w w & # w w w w w & # w w w w w & # # w w w w w & # # w w w w w & # # # w w w w w & # # # w w w w w & # # # # w w w w w ~ Sight Reading Exercises 41-48 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Whole Notes 41 42 43 44 45 A Minor E Minor B Minor F# Minor C# Minor & # # # # w w w w w & b w w w w w & b w w w w w & b b w w w w w & b b w w w w w & b b b w w w w w & b b b w w w w w Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 46 47 48 D Minor G Minor C Minor & c ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 49-56 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Half Notes 9 10 11 12 13 A Minor E Minor B Minor F# Minor C# Minor & # # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 14 15 16 D Minor G Minor C Minor & c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 57-64 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Quarter Notes 17 18 19 20 21 A Minor E Minor B Minor F# Minor C# Minor & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 22 23 24 D Minor G Minor C Minor & c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 65-72 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Eighth Notes 25 26 27 28 29 A minor E Minor B Minor F# Minor C# Minor & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 30 31 32 D Minor G Minor C Minor & 4 4 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ˙ & # # # 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & # # # # # 7 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # # # # # 10 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & # # # # n n n n b 13 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & b b b 16 œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 73-80 ~ T. Maurice Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 16th Notes A Minor E Minor B Minor F# Minor C# Minor D Minor & b b b b b 19 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & b b b 22 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ r œ . ˙ 2 Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com G Minor C Minor & c ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & # # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ~ Sight Reading Exercises 9-16 ~ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com Half Notes 9 10 11 12 13 C Major G Major D Major A Major E Major & # # # # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ & b b b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Copyright www.learnclassicalguitar.com 14 15 16 F Major Bb Major Eb Major