LJS 63: How to Become an Expert Sight Reader (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)
Learn Jazz Standards Podcast - Podcast autorstwa Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur
Welcome to episode 63 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to become an expert sight-reader. Sight reading is a skill that is important for all musicians to work on, and special guest Brett Pontecorvo unloads his expertise on this topic. Listen in!
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In this episode
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Who Brett Pontecorvo is and what he does.
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A series of failures that caused Brett to get serious about sight reading.
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Mapping out a piece of music before you start and why that's important.
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How to become a better sight reader? Read a ton of music.
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Recognizing rhythms: imperative for decoding musical notation.
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Looking for patterns, key centers, and other musical clues.
Listen to episode 62: 4 Steps for Playing What You Hear in Jazz Improv
Visit Brett Pontecorvo's website at www.brettpontecorvo.com.
