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Speed Note Naming

How Fast Can You Read? Sight-reading speed depends on one foundational skill: instant note recognition. When you see a note on the staff, do you INSTANTLY know its name, or do you…

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Lesson 3 of 5 in Musical Games & Fun

How Fast Can You Read? Sight-reading speed depends on one foundational skill: instant note recognition. When you see a note on the staff, do you INSTANTLY know its name, or do you need to count lines from the bottom? Instant recognition produces fluent reading. Counting produces struggle. Speed Note Naming measures and trains this recognition. The goal is to read..

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