Sight-reading is the necessary and oftentimes dreaded part of auditions. Why is it so important, you might be wondering, after you’ve spent endless hours preparing music that you know? It’s not meant to throw you under the bus after you’ve worked so hard. It’s meant to show how sharp your musical skills really are. IfContinue reading “Sight-read like a pro in 5 steps”
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How You Learn
In a flute lesson with a student recently, we were working on a section of music that involved a lot of long notes tied together. At a fast tempo, it was challenging to count and stay on track simultaneously. So, we tried it a few different ways. First, she counted out loud while I playedContinue reading “How You Learn”
Elizabeth Erenberg 