Play at First Sight: The Ultimate Musician's Guide to Better Sight-Reading, Book & Online Audio;

This book will help strengthen your ability to recognize rhythms quickly and perform them as confidently as possible. The more you practice the exercises and variation possibilities on each page, the more at ease you will become at sight-reading rhythms. Contents: The Metronome Variations on the Metronome How the Book Works Recognizing Groups of 16th Notes 16th-Note Timing and Reading Exercises in 4/4 Long and Short Notes Tied Notes Triplet Exercises in 4/4 Combining Triplets with Rests (Groups of Two) The Quarter-Note Triplet Understanding Quarter-Note Triplets Quarter-Note Triplets with Rests (Beats 1 and 2; 2 and 3) Quarter-Note Triplets with Eighth-Note Patterns (Beats 2 and 3; 3 and 4) Quarter-Note Triplets with Eighth-Note Patterns (Beats 1 and 2) Quarter-Note Triplets with Rests (Beats 3 and 4) Quarter-Note Triplets with Half Notes and Rests Quarter-Note Triplets with Eighth-Note Patterns (Beats 1 & 2; 3 & 4) 16th-Note Triplets Sextuplet Exercises Two-Beat Sextuplet Exercises Three-Beat Sextuplet Exercises Beat Cells Jump-Around Measure Exercises Two Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Three Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Four Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Five Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Six Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Seven Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Eight Measure Jump-Around Exercises (Nos.1 4) Bar None Bar None (Nos. 1 5) The Process for Performing the Studies Studies Closing Remarks Appendix How to Apply the 42 Studies to Each Instrument Articulation Suggestions for Wind Instruments Articulation Suggestions for Vocalists CD Styles and Track Listing