12 Tricks For Amazing Sight-Reading Skills

Sight-reading is still a vital part of being a great musician. Here’s 12 ways to get better at it:

12. Imagine the entire melody in your head before playing the song

11. Play straight-through without any pauses

10. Clap rhythms before you play the song

9. Count along while clapping the rhythms, for even better results

8. Use a metronome while sight-reading to keep on track

7. After playing, circle sections that you want to work on later

5. Play slowly enough that you can get almost 100% of the notes correct

4. Start practicing with simple songs

3. Relax while playing quick sections

2. Count while sight-reading

1. MOST IMPORTANT: Do a little bit of sight reading every day to keep up your chops