In the past few days, when I'm having trouble passing the audition, I would go to the practice area and practice the pieces. One of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of looking after Musiah piano students personally is that I regularly receive requests for advice and really good, interesting questions like this one from Jia Hao Teo from Singapore who writes.

In these cases, of the total 21 marks, 12 are allocated to sight-reading and 9 to transposition (or figured bass realisation), and one combined mark is recorded.Sight Reading Vs Muscle Memory: How To Practice Sight Reading Is there a way to improve sight reading without relying on muscle memory? And is muscle memory a good or bad habit?

* Includes transposition for Horn, Trumpet and Organ (Grades 6–8) and figured bass realisation for Harpsichord (Grades 4–8). Pitch outlines in place, despite errors.In each element of the exam, ABRSM operates the principle of marking from the required pass mark positively or negatively, rather than awarding marks by deduction from the maximum or addition from zero. Markingĭownload the marking criteria for sight-reading. For Piano exams Grades 1–5, see our Sight-Reading Trainer app. You can purchase these from our online shop or from your local retailer. Our Joining the Dots series improves skills and builds confidence in sight-reading/sight-singing.

However, the example you'll be given in the exam will be a confidential test that you won’t have seen before. Specimen Sight-Reading Tests books are available for every instrument at every grade, which you might find useful when preparing.

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