What is sight reading? Sight reading sheet music is a technique that allows you to look at the paper and instantly know the note you are looking at so that you can play the song smoothly without having to stop and think about it. A good way to describe sight reading music would be like ...
Most church pianists are busy! Trying to balance music selection and practice can be a daunting task no matter what piano style, level of proficiency, or level and type of employment. It seems like there is always more work to be done than there is time to do it in. Lorenz publishing has heard the ...
Improvising on any instrument requires knowledge of several things. It also takes a lot of practice to become good, and to develop a listenable voice. The main ingredient: melody. While some instruments, such as wind instruments, lend themselves mainly to melody, others like stringed instruments can be more rhythmic in nature. If you’ve been playing ...
SYNCOPATION: A rhythmic method drummers use to vary the position of stress on the beats so as to give the illusion of irregular rhythm. It can entail accenting weak beats and putting rests over strong beats, sudden time and/or meter changes, or simply playing a different rhythm from the rest of the band (in time ...
