What (who) is sight-read - definition
MUSIC TERM; READING AND PERFORMING OF A PIECE OF MUSIC OR SONG IN MUSIC NOTATION THAT THE PERFORMER HAS NOT SEEN BEFORE
Sight-singing; Sight singing; Sight-read; Sightreading; Sightplaying; Sight-playing; Sight playing; Sightread; Sight read; Sight-Reading; A prima vista; Sight reading; Sightsinging; Sight-reader
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sight-read
(sight-reads, sight-reading)
Someone who can sight-read can play or sing music from a printed sheet the first time they see it, without practising it beforehand.
Symphony musicians cannot necessarily sight-read.
VERB: V, also V n
sight-read
¦ verb read and perform (music) at sight, without preparation.
Derivatives
sight-reader noun
Sight-reading
In music, sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before. Sight-singing is used to describe a singer who is sight-reading.
Wikipedia
Sight-reading
In music, sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before. Sight-singing is used to describe a singer who is sight-reading. Both activities require the musician to play or sing the notated rhythms and pitches.
Pronunciation examples for sight-read
1. I'm trying to sight read.
Sex, Drums, Rock 'n' Roll _ Kenny Aronoff _ Talks at Google
2. sight-read the whole thing.
To Shiver The Sky _ Christopher Tin _ Talks at Google
3. And you're supposed to sight read.
Sex, Drums, Rock 'n' Roll _ Kenny Aronoff _ Talks at Google
4. He can, in fact, sight read music just fine.
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons _ Sam Kean _ Talks at Google
