Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To read or perform (music, for example) without preparation or prior acquaintance.
- intransitive verb To read or perform something on sight without preparation or prior acquaintance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb perform music from a score without having seen the score before
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Examples
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Then we look for basic ability to sight-read tonal music i.e., in the classical style of Bach, Brahms or traditional folk song.
The Master of Many Choruses Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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Through my chorus teacher, I went for the NYSSMA Evaluation Festivals where I was to perform a song and sight-read notes that were relevant to my level of singing in front of a judge that gave me a grade and comments on a long sheet of paper.
Sarah Yu: You Don't Have to Win 'American Idol' to be a Singer! Sarah Yu 2011
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And after the applicants sing arias in the vocal style of a soloist, they are asked to sight-read the selection with a more self-effacing choral tone.
The Master of Many Choruses Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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"But," he said, "the more you play auditions the less you have to sight-read, because at this point I know 85% to 90% of the songs people bring me."
Didn't Get That Role? Don't Blame the Piano Player Joanne Kaufman 2011
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Because of prior arrangements, or perhaps because of laziness, Mozart did not get the sheet music to Strinassachi until the day of the performance, meaning she sight-read the entire sonata.
Author Carrie Lofty on When Regina Met Mozart Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Because of prior arrangements, or perhaps because of laziness, Mozart did not get the sheet music to Strinassachi until the day of the performance, meaning she sight-read the entire sonata.
Archive 2010-06-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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The guy for whom it was commissioned has this amazing gift to sight-read.
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I mean, I'd find it fun to read through new stuff, but an awful lot of new music is too hard for me to sight-read.
Compare and Contrast 16 Lisa Hirsch 2009
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Singing with them was a unique experience — unlike Indian musicians they calculate beats, they sight-read, nothing is memorized.
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I did scales, I sight-read music, and talked about my goals.
Archive 2008-08-01 ~ bianca ~* 2008
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