Jocelyn Lavin of the Hallé Choir blog has some tips on sight-reading. Instant summary:
- Sight-read every chance you get
- Embrace the "loud and wrong" philosophy
- Sing on the beat, whatever happens
- Go through your part before starting to sing it
- Look ahead all the time
- Look at the other parts as well as your own
- Do words or dynamics and everything else while sight-reading
- Know your scales and key signatures
- Be aware of scale degrees
- Learn to sing intervals (less important than previous item)
- Know what beat of the bar you're on at all times
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