Sight Reading: Don't Stop

When sight-reading, force yourself to keep going. It is more important to “keep your place” than to play a perfect phrase. When reading by yourself, use a metronome or a drum track (e.g. Band-in-a Box) to help you stay on track. Take your initial reading at a slower tempo than indicated. Look through the music you are about to read and set the tempo at a pace that will give you half a chance at playing the most difficult passage without stumbling.