tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900681022540361999.post134974004709822442..comments2023-06-19T06:56:12.088-06:00Comments on The Teaching Studio: Studio Idea: have a sight reading competition!Jenny Bayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17316803079525726324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900681022540361999.post-89985948027832301492010-07-05T20:04:26.035-06:002010-07-05T20:04:26.035-06:00Ana and Heidi - thanks for the great comments! Sou...Ana and Heidi - thanks for the great comments! Sounds like wonderful summer activities - I love the piano olympics idea!Jenny Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736364511824338617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900681022540361999.post-64371796249479171472010-07-05T10:13:18.041-06:002010-07-05T10:13:18.041-06:00In my studio we are doing "snailpace sightrea...In my studio we are doing "snailpace sightreading" as one of the piano summer olympics events. To compete students play a sightreading passage along with me that I have selected on their level. They compete to see who can sightread the most measures in a row without any errors. I've found that since I've started playing along with them this year, they feel more compelled to just keep on going even when they make a mistake - just like they would have to do when accompanying.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510660290875713795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900681022540361999.post-31304269322118203902010-07-04T18:01:41.532-06:002010-07-04T18:01:41.532-06:00I'm actually hosting a studio "Summer Sig...I'm actually hosting a studio "Summer Sightreading Challenge right now." I made a poster to keep track of the kids points. They get 1-2 points each week in each of these categories: Practice, Theory Homework, and Lesson Activities. Of course, the homework and activities have to related to sightreading. If a student gets 50 points by the end of August he gets a free piece of fun sheet music at the kick off party for the school year.<br /><br />Besides sightreading pieces, I'm also working on notespelling, intervals, and recognizing rhythm, chord, and scale patterns. Mastery of these concepts results in better sightreading.Ana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940971774891113696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900681022540361999.post-24426172028577700872010-07-04T17:59:53.492-06:002010-07-04T17:59:53.492-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940971774891113696noreply@blogger.com