LJS 63: How to Become an Expert Sight Reader (feat. Brett Pontecorvo)




Welcome to episode 63 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to become an expert sight-reader. Sight reading is a skill that is important for all musicians to work on, and special guest Brett Pontecorvo unloads his expertise on this topic. Listen in!
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In this episode

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Who Brett Pontecorvo is and what he does.

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A series of failures that caused Brett to get serious about sight reading.

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Mapping out a piece of music before you start and why that's important.

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How to become a better sight reader? Read a ton of music.

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Recognizing rhythms: imperative for decoding musical notation.

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Looking for patterns, key centers, and other musical clues.


Listen to episode 62: 4 Steps for Playing What You Hear in Jazz Improv
Visit Brett Pontecorvo's website at www.brettpontecorvo.com.




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The LJS Podcast is the podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories and advice for becoming a better jazz musician! Hosting the show is the jazz musician behind learnjazzstandards.com, author, and entrepreneur Brent Vaartstra, who’s one goal is to answer any question about playing jazz music you may have. Jazz can be a challenging music to learn and play, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Each episode features a specific musical challenge that jazz students may come across, where it is discussed and answered. Special jazz guests frequent the show, sharing their expertise on an array of different musical subject matter. Listeners are invited to call in with their jazz questions to the podcast hotline, where it could get answered on a future LJS Podcast episode. Join thousands of other listeners getting free jazz education every week!