CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SIGHT-READ
PRESENT
Present
I sight-read
you sight-read
he/she/it sight-reads
we sight-read
you sight-read
they sight-read
Present continuous
I am sight-reading
you are sight-reading
he/she/it is sight-reading
we are sight-reading
you are sight-reading
they are sight-reading
Present perfect
I have sight-read
you have sight-read
he/she/it has sight-read
we have sight-read
you have sight-read
they have sight-read
Present perfect continuous
I have been sight-reading
you have been sight-reading
he/she/it has been sight-reading
we have been sight-reading
you have been sight-reading
they have been sight-reading
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I sight-read
you sight-read
he/she/it sight-read
we sight-read
you sight-read
they sight-read
Past continuous
I was sight-reading
you were sight-reading
he/she/it was sight-reading
we were sight-reading
you were sight-reading
they were sight-reading
Past perfect
I had sight-read
you had sight-read
he/she/it had sight-read
we had sight-read
you had sight-read
they had sight-read
Past perfect continuous
I had been sight-reading
you had been sight-reading
he/she/it had been sight-reading
we had been sight-reading
you had been sight-reading
they had been sight-reading
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will sight-read
you will sight-read
he/she/it will sight-read
we will sight-read
you will sight-read
they will sight-read
Future continuous
I will be sight-reading
you will be sight-reading
he/she/it will be sight-reading
we will be sight-reading
you will be sight-reading
they will be sight-reading
Future perfect
I will have sight-read
you will have sight-read
he/she/it will have sight-read
we will have sight-read
you will have sight-read
they will have sight-read
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sight-reading
you will have been sight-reading
he/she/it will have been sight-reading
we will have been sight-reading
you will have been sight-reading
they will have been sight-reading
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would sight-read
you would sight-read
he/she/it would sight-read
we would sight-read
you would sight-read
they would sight-read
Conditional continuous
I would be sight-reading
you would be sight-reading
he/she/it would be sight-reading
we would be sight-reading
you would be sight-reading
they would be sight-reading
Conditional perfect
I would have sight-read
you would have sight-read
he/she/it would have sight-read
we would have sight-read
you would have sight-read
they would have sight-read
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sight-reading
you would have been sight-reading
he/she/it would have been sight-reading
we would have been sight-reading
you would have been sight-reading
they would have been sight-reading
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you sight-read
we let´s sight-read
you sight-read
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
sight-read
Present Participle
sight-reading
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGHT-READ»
Discover the use of
sight-read in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sight-read and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sight-
Read Any Rhythm Instantly (Music Instruction)
ALL INSTRUMENTS SIGHT'READ ANY RHYTHM INSTANTLY BY MARK
PHILLIPS READ ANY RHYTHM INSTANTLY BY MARK PHILLIPS. Front Cover.
2
The World of Jazz Trumpet: A Comprehensive History & ...
All of the professional musicians I have ever worked with have the ability to sight-
read new music as fast as it is put in front of them. When I was in high school, we
used to have contests to see who could sight-read the best without making ...
A simple, straightforward, fun system for learning to sightread on the guitar.
David Stark, Josquin Des Pres, 1999
4
Effects of Applied Music Composition and Improvisation ...
Lois Veenhoven Guderian. sight-reading experiences but instead, reinforced
their class learnings through applied creative work were not at a disadvantage in
their ability to sight-read nor were they at an advantage in sight-reading ability.
Lois Veenhoven Guderian, 2008
I'll always remember my astonishment one day when a new student arrived at my
house who had forewarned me he was unable to sight read. The shock was that
he pulled out a copy of Chopin's Etude Op. 10, No. 3, which, like any Chopin ...
6
Sight Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist
It is now important for a working guitarist to be as proficient at sight reading as any brass or woodwind player. Rhythms in this book are extremely complex, compelling the player to focus on learning the guitar fretboard.
7
Acting Skills for Life: Third Edition
If you are asked to sight-read at an audition, you will likely be allowed a little time
to glance over the material you are to read — sometimes 30 seconds, sometimes
five minutes. If this opportunity isn't offered, ask if you can take some ...
8
Making Music at the Piano: Learning Strategies for Adult ...
In order to strengthen your music-reading skills, you need to sight-read regularly (
see Appendix A: "Sight-Reading Checklist") . Schedule some time every day to
explore new materials. Read a wide variety of published music. (Just as not every
...
Barbara English Maris, 2000
9
Sight-Reading for the Contemporary Guitarist
Chapter 20-Chord Chart Reading Exercises While the sight-reading we,ve done
so far has involved fully notated melodies, you mAe also be called on to sight-
read chord chart•s In most cases, this will simply involve applying chord shapes
to a ...
10
Australian Guide to Careers in Music
Similarly, for music from certain periods of classical music there is an expectation
that if you can sight-read you can also improvise (continue playing in Baroque
music, for example). Accompanists and repetiteurs may also be required to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGHT-READ»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sight-read is used in the context of the following news items.
McLean: Summer on a High Note
Donahue went on to say that she has the students sight-read the music pieces every time, a process of playing a music piece all the way through without ... «Virginia Connection Newspapers, Jul 15»
Lakeland Civic Orchestra has openings for new members for 2015 …
17-21, and should be prepared to sight-read and play a prepared selection best demonstrating their abilities. The orchestra performs four concerts annually, and ... «News-Herald.com, Jul 15»
EPAC seeks actors for 2 upcoming musicals
Must read music or at least sight-read. No one under 16 may audition. Contact EPAC with questions at epacoffice@stny.rr.com or 785-8903. Rehearsals for the ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jul 15»
Michele Zukovsky, clarinetist with LA Phil for five decades, is retiring
... and we can sight-read a very contemporary piece and make it sound like a performance. Plus we can put together a performance on very little rehearsal time.". «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
'Final Fantasy' concert includes Seattle singer with opera, game cred
When you go into those recording sessions, you literally sight-read the music, and they don't even tell you what it is. “Oh, wait, it wasn't 'Final Fantasy,' it was ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
Fasola fever & the shape-note singing revival
Want to learn how to sing and sight-read music? An antiquated technique, popular in the early and mid-19th century, has been resurrected in the mid-Hudson ... «Almanac Weekly, Apr 15»
Cherokee students selected to perform in All-State bands
... the percussive rudiments, a selected chromatic scale, selected solo excerpts and a challenging short piece that was sight-read during the audition, he said. «South Jersey Local News, Feb 15»
Music in the Schools: SOTA Strings Young Legends
So he goes online and looks for schools and finds SOTA. He reads the audition instructions, which say you have to be able to sight-read. But he can't sight-read. «San Francisco Classical Voice, Oct 13»
Steve Prosser, 60; led Berklee's ear-training department
From 1992 to 1998, he was assistant chairman of the ear training department, which teaches students to sight-read music and transcribe what they hear. «Boston Globe, Oct 12»
Pharrell on Oscars composing: 'I hadn't seen sheet music in 20 years'
When I sat down at a piano and had to sight-read, I felt like I was back in high school," he said in a joint interview with Zimmer in Friday's Calendar section. «Los Angeles Times, Feb 12»
