Topic: Sight Singers (Read 4473 times)

4hisglory · « **on:** April 21, 2006, 03:22:27 PM »

Do we have any sight singers here??

silky · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2006, 08:29:49 PM »

i sight sing

4hisglory · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2006, 09:46:04 PM »

Wow...my hero. How did you learn.

2KlubKlarity · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:32:26 AM »

I sight sing also, but it is required when your a music major. You get tested on it every semester in choir because we got to read music on the spot and then have it together in like 20 minutes.

mary334 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2006, 02:36:04 PM »

I have just began to learn about time that I have been want to learn and the more I go to sundayschool the better that i'm going to be and be able to praise the lord like I want to, and that I have to learn to direct the choir is something that I have never done before ,but I going to do my very best at it and praise the lord , because our piano said that the lord lead him to pick me to direct the choir.

lumbebear1 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2006, 03:24:33 PM »

What is "Sight Singing"? I dont think I've ever heard that term before

silky · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2006, 04:39:37 PM »

Quote from: 4hisglory on April 21, 2006, 09:46:04 PM

Wow...my hero. How did you learn.

wow, thanks. i once was a music major and like 2Klub, had to learn. it's pretty easy to sight sing (read music) if you would just learn throught steps.
first, i learned all of the parts of a staff (clefs, time signature, key signature, bar lines, and measure) after i learned all of that i learned how count rhythm within each measure. the last thing i learned was the different intervals (if you can play by ear, you can learn this). if you can play by ear, you can learn to read music.

sjonathan02 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2006, 08:22:51 PM »

Quote from: lumbebear1 on April 23, 2006, 03:24:33 PM

What is "Sight Singing"? I dont think I've ever heard that term before

Sight singing refers to the ability to sing a pitch that you're looking at on a piece of sheet music.

lumbebear1 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2006, 07:31:03 AM »

Quote from: sjonathan02 on April 23, 2006, 08:22:51 PM

Sight singing refers to the ability to sing a pitch that you're looking at on a piece of sheet music.

Thanks, I appreciate that

4hisglory · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2006, 06:19:05 AM »

Sight Singing seems so much harder than Sight Reading because you have to have control over your vocal chords, an dnot just hit a note.

silky · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2006, 08:58:13 AM »

i guess it's easy to sight sing whe nthe voice is a person's mos t dominant instrument.
i just hear the notes in my head then sing.

ps. my bad about the first explanation on how to sight sing, that more like the explanation on n=how to sight read. my bad.

PapaRooskie · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2006, 08:11:22 PM »

I am a sight singer. In my high school chior that is a big part of wut we do. At our state choral competition they have a section on how well your chior can sight read. As a classical performer sight singing is a big part of scholarship and college auditions.

bishopcole · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2006, 10:49:17 PM »

Quote from: PapaRooskie on April 26, 2006, 08:11:22 PM

I am a sight singer. In my high school chior that is a big part of wut we do. At our state choral competition they have a section on how well your chior can sight read. As a classical performer sight singing is a big part of scholarship and college auditions.

Oh Yes... I remember those days of state competition to where you had to sightread a piece that you have never done before. I LOVED IT!!!! Bishop Cole

peacelovewarrior · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2006, 09:22:24 PM »

*raises hand*

I've sight read for the last 15 years. The one thing about sightreading is that you have to practice.. practice..practice!

conileus R · « **Reply #14 on:** July 19, 2006, 12:40:28 PM »

AS A MUSIC MAJOR IN COLLEGE...IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LEARN HOW TO SIGHT SING OR SIGHT READ AS WE CALL IT. I PLAY THE PIANO ORGAN AND EVEN THE TUBA. I LEARN HOW TOW PLAY BY LEARNING HOW TO SIGHT READ. I THINK THAT AS GOSPEL MUSICIANS...WE SHOULD TAKE OUT THE TIME TO LEARN THE CRAFT OF READING MUSIC AND I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT CHORD SHEETS ALTHOUGH I DO USE THEM WHEN I DONT HAVE THE ACTUAL MUSIC. IT IS MUCH MORE CHALLENGING.

jonesl78 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2006, 12:03:39 AM »

I can sight sing simple stuff. It's an amazing technique. I've watched a M.OM. write out a whole song while listening to a CD in the car ;with no piano!!!

MusiqB77 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2007, 12:35:19 AM »

I can sight sing

Mysteryman · « **Reply #17 on:** October 25, 2007, 10:40:13 PM »

If you have perfect pitch you can just read the notes and sing it. Other wise people get used to hear the different interval. So no matter what key you are in all you need is the opening key.

betnich · « **Reply #18 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:15:12 PM »

I'm one of those who can sing on sight - I spent most of the day last weekend transcribing a song off YouTube, and was recording some parts for our choir's Christmas Cantata....

redeemed92 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:22:53 AM »

As that being one of my goals as a singer along with learning how to play, that would be great topic for someone very experienced and patient to teach here on LGM.....hint...hint.....

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