Best piano sight-readers

1. Who is the best sight reader?
2. How can I improve my sight-reading piano?
3. Can pianists sight read?
4. Why is piano sight-reading so hard?

Who is the best sight reader?

Saint Saens was apparantly the greatest sight reader ever. A passage from "The Great Pianists" by Schonberg: Von Bulow, St. Saens and Wagener were all in conversation.

How can I improve my sight-reading piano?

10 Tips and Tricks for Sight Reading Music

1. Familiarize Yourself with a Variety of Rhythms. ...
2. Memorize Key Signatures. ...
3. Know Your Scales. ...
4. Practice Without A Saftey Net. ...
5. Practice Sight-Reading Different Types of Music. ...
6. Examine The Piece You're Sight-Reading. ...
7. Identify Annotations in the Piece.

Can pianists sight read?

When sight-reading music, pianists have to decode a large number of notes and immediately transform them into finger actions. ... Pianists may use geometrical features contained in the musical score, such as the distance between notes, to improve their efficiency in reading them.

Why is piano sight-reading so hard?

If you've been playing piano for a while and you still can't sight-read music, it could be due to several reasons: you don't practise sight-reading on a regular basis. you memorise the moment you learn a new piece and don't use the score. ... you lack music theory knowledge.