Sight Reading Made Simple
Imagine if you could read a piece of music quickly and securely
• No more tedious practice
Rapidly read and learn those pieces you've always wanted to play and take away those hours of agonizing practice to learn the notes.
• Understand music
Learn how to see the larger patterns that exist in every piece of music, giving your playing vivid and powerful expression.
• Unlock the entire fretboard
Learn the fretboard inside out in a way that's fun and directly applicable to pieces of music. You'll never have any doubts where to play a note after utilizing this kind of training!
What's Involved?
Sight Reading Made Simple provides a systematic and thorough process for learning to read fluently. There is no similar process available anywhere else, as this combines many aspects of sight reading in a new, fun and straightforward way.
It's enjoyable: "These materials have given me so many practical ways to improve my playing on so many levels. It's going to add an extra dimension of enjoyment to my practice." —- Les
Book 1
Materials and Processes
You'll cover ground including:
Book 1: Take away the barrier of reading pitch and rhythm
• Learn specific processes for practicing and conceptualizing pitch and rhythm, with charts and guides to help.
Book 2
Form and Expectation
Book 2: Take away the barrier of not understanding the music you're reading
• Learn how to see the words and sentences of music, so that you no longer rely on reading notes one by one.
Book 3
The Fretboard
Book 3: Take away the barrier of slowly finding notes on the guitar
• Practice exercises that will teach you the entire fretboard in a fast, fun and relevant way.
Book 4
Musicianship
Book 4: Take away the barrier of not internalizing the music you play
• Develop your musicianship by singing and playing the guitar. You'll learn to sing scales, intervals and specific types of rhythms. Plus it's all made relevant to pieces you're playing.
Learn how to see music differently
Stop reading one note at a time and start seeing the larger patterns of music
No more intimidating high chords!
By shifting a chord shape up or down the neck, you realize that most of those intimidating high chords that take a long time to learn are in fact chords you already know really well.
What are your typical sight reading materials for guitar like?
• Irrelevant: Uses jazz examples and not classical (ex. William Leavitt's 'Reading Studies for Guitar').
• Superficial: Don't cover enough aspects in enough detail to get your reading skills to the next level.
• Inapplicable: Don't make connections between general sight reading and the music you are playing.
This widely used book will not help you as a classical guitarist very much.
Why is so much sight reading material out there aimed at jazz guitarists, when they don't typically read as much as classical guitarists?!
Resources like this will mostly waste your time and leave you feeling frustrated, as it won't be relevant to the classical pieces you want to learn.
What People Are Saying
"If you want to improve your sight-reading skills, your knowledge of the fretboard, and gain a deeper insight into the music you are learning, this will provide the key!"
— Ilay
"There is much more to sight reading than simply reading notes on a page. With this course you will be introduced to all the things you should be focusing on to improve your reading and musicianship."
— Christine
