It shouldn't be a battle to learn the notes and rhythms of a new piece of music! It makes the journey of learning a new piece so much easier and efficient. The ability to sight-read gives a guitarist fluency. But what about the amateur guitarist, or the guitarist who aspires to be a solo performer? Of what value is sight-reading to them?įaster and More Efficient Mastery of Pieces Most musicians recognize the obvious importance of sight-reading in areas of the profession such as accompanying, teaching, ensemble playing, and radio, television, and film studio work. This left little time to really master the details and interpretation of the pieces. Or, closer to home, I’ve had students at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri, who simply couldn’t keep up with the demands of our guitar program, because it took them half of the semester to learn the notes and rhythms of their pieces.
In a musical world where the guitar is still not always respected as a "legitimate" instrument, I’m sometimes embarrassed when colleagues who play other instruments tell me they tried to play chamber music with this or that guitarist (sometimes well-known guitarists!) but found it frustrating or impossible because the guitarist couldn't read well enough. And it's unfortunate because it's true much of the time. Question: "How do you get a guitarist to be quiet?"Īnswer: "Put a piece of sheet music in front of him." There is an unfortunate joke out there that goes like this: This article may be reprinted, but please be considerate and give credit to Douglas Niedt.
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