Advanced Placement Music Theory covering musical notation, harmony, and composition.
Sight-reading is playing music at first sight—no practice required! To get better, scan ahead for tricky rhythms, key changes, and accidentals. Keep a steady tempo, and don’t stop if you make mistakes—just keep going!
Sight-reading helps you perform confidently in any setting.
A pianist sight-reads a new piece at a rehearsal.
A band member fills in for absent players by reading their parts.