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Super Sight-Reading Secrets: An Innovative, Step-By-Step Program for Musical Keyboard Players of All Levels [Paperback]

Howard Richman (Editor)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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A pianist's main asset is to be a good reader. This book will be an invaluable asset toward that goal. -- Delores Stevens, Pianist/Artist-Teacher

All pianists can benefit and some will experience the transformation into 1st-class sight-readers - something they may have thought was an impossibility. -- Leonid Hambro, Concert Pianist/Teacher, New York

His ingenious exercises cannot fail to help people become better sight-readers. -- The California Music Teacher, Vol 10, Number 2

I've used it in the studio, on tour, and in playing classical music. -- Vonda Shepard, Recording Artist for Reprise Records

It is elegantly simple yet comprehensive. -- Todd Winkler, Professor of Music Theory and Solfege, California Institute of the Arts

It present a series of progressive drills that help all keyboard musicians overcome their weaknesses and develop into better sight-readers. -- Piano Guild Notes, Vol 36, Number 2

Richman has gone a long way toward de-mythologizing the process of sight-reading. Highly recommended. -- American Music Teacher Magazine, September/October, 1988

Thank you for providing piano educators with a most useful tool. -- Jeanine M. Jacobson, Assistant Professor, Piano proficiency class for piano majors, California State University, Northridge

The drills and lessons are well thought out, and sincere application of the material he presents will improve a pianist's sight-reading ability. ...his enthusiastic encouragment to all struggling sight-readers keep this method from being dry and tedious. -- Clavier Magazine, July/August 1989

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Written for all keyboardists (classical, jazz, rock), this book is a goldmine for students, teachers, and professionals alike. The book reduces the process of sight-reading into individual components. Through a series of progressive drills, your mastery of each component is comfortably and scientifically paced. As you improve, the parts merge as one and your reading reaches the highest level.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely helpful Oct 22 2003
By L. Power HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
I used to play piano for a choir, and bought this book to improve my sight reading.

The method here uses a simplified counting method which breaks the music down to its essence and gives me a lot more confidence in playing trickier pieces with syncopated rhythms etc. It certainly makes it possible to pick up the piece a lot more quickly, and does improve the speed and accuracy of my reading. So, I find it to be a very good book.

It is a short book which I think is good, the drills are short and easy to run through, especially with practice. Some of the later references in the book are a little confusing, and the book could be better organized.

This book does not have all the answers, which is why I do not give it the full 5 stars. It is good value for money. Most people should be able to improve their sight reading using this book.

It is well worth the small amount of money I paid for it here on Amazon.

I also have Music Reading For Keyboard: The Complete Method (Musicians Institute Essential Concepts) book which is more about the theory of sight reading, and does have some examples in different styles of music and rhythms to work on. If you are looking for a definitive sight reading book the Steelman book is better. Yet this book has insights and techniques which are very useful. I would not be without this book.

If you are looking to decide between this book and Steelman I think most people will prefer the Steelman book. Hope this was helpful.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy!! Jun 27 2004
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Don't buy this book. The book simply teaches you some basic thoery.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Examine Before You Buy! April 6 2004
By Robert E. Welcyng
Format:Paperback
I am embarrassed that I actually bought this book of 48 pages without first examining it. I found no "super sight-reading secrets." In fact, I found nothing about reading music that I had not already learned from grade school music classes.

I did not find the following sort of advice especially useful:

"Get a book of all major and minor scales. Begin practicing all 24 major and minor keys."

"Play every note of the Bach Chorales hands alone, without looking, one octave displaced."

I was able to follow much of Richman's text only because I recognized what he was trying to say. I found little clarity in his writing and I was annoyed by his many ungrammatical sentences.

My advice is to buy an old standby such as "Learn to Read Music" by Howard Shanet.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Super Sightreading Secrets by Howard B. Richman
I found this book to be long in title (and promises) and very short on delivery. There is so little information to guide the student and so many assumptions made by the author... Read more
Published on Dec 28 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book.......
This book has its good points and bad. The first part of the book is redundant for intermediate and up pianists, and the latter part will be inaccessible to beginners, so you... Read more
Published on Sep 7 2003 by Ian Gillis
4.0 out of 5 stars All the right things, just not very neat
The exercises are indeed step-by-step and progress simply and effectively. I think they represent the "right" way to learn sight reading. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2003
3.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy the book because of the title
I reserved my detailed comments on the book. I should not have bought the book because of the attractive title. Read more
Published on May 17 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars A good and very useful little book
I like this book. It is a simple and effective manual on how to improve - or even just start - sight reading music. It is simply written, and the exercises are effective. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2002 by Claus Hetting
5.0 out of 5 stars A special Book indeed
This book has helped me (and continually does) with sightreading. I have a rock/jazz background - with little classical training unfortunately. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars this book helped me a TON
I really wanted to learn more about sightreading..and this book was prefect! It goes from easy stuff, to really hard stuff! It even has drills that are very helpful! Read more
Published on Nov 18 2001 by Adam Frederico
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Exercise - Poor Layout
The exercises in this book are very good, I find them very helpful, my sight reading has improved since I started using the book. Read more
Published on Oct 23 2001 by Mr Bernard P Timbers
5.0 out of 5 stars From the perspective of a novice
The best thing about the book that I found is that it presents the ideas and drills in bite-sized chunks. Read more
Published on Sep 7 2001 by Arnab Chakraborty
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby steps towards sight reading
I bought a copy of this book and I really appreciate it. It gives me a small set of exercises which all have something like "Well, _that_ cannot be too difficult..ooops.. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2000 by Dr. Joern Gehring
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