Sight singing examples

1. What are sight-singing skills?
2. How can I practice my singing sight?
3. What does it mean to sight-sing?
4. Is sight-singing difficult?

What are sight-singing skills?

Sight-singing is the ability to read and sing music at first sight, also referred to as vocal sight-reading or prima vista. Sight-singing not only helps you improve your sight-reading skills (the ability to read sheet music), but it will also make you work on your pitch accuracy and rhythmical skills.

How can I practice my singing sight?

Here are 8 Steps to Prepare Them to Sight-Sing

1. Ensure they can consistency match pitch. ...
2. Ensure they have a vocal range of an octave or greater. ...
3. Ensure they can sing a scale in tune. ...
4. Ensure they can sing alternating Do, Re, Mi and Do, Mi, Sol patterns. ...
5. Ensure they can repeat any diatonic interval.

What does it mean to sight-sing?

: the singing of a piece of written music at sight.

Is sight-singing difficult?

You would start by learning to recognize intervals, i.e., the distance between notes, by ear. Combine this with the ability to recognize the intervals on the staff, and you should be able to, with practice, sight-sing fairly easily.