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    Improve your sight-reading! A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8
    Improve your sight-reading! A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8
    Improve your sight-reading! A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8
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    Improve your sight-reading! A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8

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    The full eBook version of Improve Your Sight-Reading! A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8 in fixed-layout format.
    A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8 is ideal to be used alongside the Improve your sight-reading! graded piano books to support and improve the reading skills so fundamental to successful sight-reading. These fun, short pieces are specifically written to be learnt one per week. By continually reading accessible new repertoire, the crucial processing of information and hand-eye coordination are established and improved, developing confident sight-reading. The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling students to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve your sight-reading! series, by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to develop sight-reading skills, especially in the context of graded exams.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFaber Music Limited
    Release dateAug 8, 2022
    ISBN9780571592104
    Improve your sight-reading! A piece a week Piano Grades 7-8
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    Paul Harris

    Paul Harris is a British-born journalist who lives in New York City and works for the British-based newspaper theGuardian.

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