Test Your Sight Reading Skills - Find Out Your Level! 🎵

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Sight reading practice exercises for all musicians.
10 levels of gradually increasing difficulty.
Rhythm reading only!
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[@piemanmusic]

After a quarter of a century of playing music and a bachelor degree in music, I made it to 7…

[@travelthebest2676]

I am happy to get to 7 then

[@kjacko7359]

W learning

[@nvermr]

ive been doing music stuff for less than a year and did good until 6

[@Artemidka]

I also reached 7, I’ve been doing music for 9 years) it’s somehow difficult to read these rhythmes on the first try..

[@Hotle34]

I have played percussion for 5 years and made it to 7

[@caidencureton5919]

Number 10 was crazy

[@user-qh9iw6tt1b]

100% agree

[@hiliasmoschonidis790]

It was easy

[@tianwang9004]

It’s not easy but won’t take to much time to practice. What I’ve done in school is really crazy, it’s not only a practice problem, but also a luck test.

[@UnknownChannel-m3m]

number 10 is so easy

[@hiliasmoschonidis790]

@@qwertboo399 i could sent you in discord

[@allentowns7027]

Man i gotta practice those variations of triplet level 10 got me good

[@marktegrotenhuis]

Level 9 had me with the timing of all the syncopated notes.

[@isaihernandez9019]

This sight reading was a load for me, but it's a good thing I got exposed to these types of rhythms. They look complicated but it's a bit easier once you slow down and count 😂 Hope this helps many more!

[@pastadrums]

I have not read music since highschool, 11 years of not reading puts me at level 3 and I cannot wait to strengthen my reading abilities!!

[@sadiesof]

Can ralate to this 😭

[@aumava1]

Finally fell apart on the 2nd system of #10. Nice video, I appreciate your channel.

[@Tijam23]

I have work to do, once again and once again....thanks a lot for theses exercices.🤗

[@MikeWalls7829]

I thought I was ok at the rhythm side of sight reading but I was messing up by level 7 lol

[@nancychan1762]

Thank you for your information as a drummer ❤

[@thesentry3497]

I haven't sight read in years still smashed it, had some mistakes but not many

[@varosolo78]

I haven’t read music in years. However, I made it to level 7. No t great, but not bad either.

[@pokejm2199]

Made it to 4 with no struggle than 5 to 7 struggled and 8-10 is no zone for me. I know my main struggle is any variation of eight notes and 16th notes. Hopefully I get better before the start of the next school year cuz it’s my first time in marching season

[@neotischios1312]

🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎼🪘🪘🪘🪘🎼🎼🎼🎼🪈

[@neotischios1312]

Telio! The mocic

[@yoni2406]

love it!

[@silasreimer]

barely held onto that last one but i got it :)

[@Lorenzzini]

Great, Thanks

[@bassotubamusicista6211]

MOLTO INTERESSANTE !!!! GRAZIE....COMPLIMENTI :)

[@robbes7rh]

Good job. Easy things to read are harder to play in exact time and everyone can hear it. Harder things to read are easier to play because small errors in timing are barely noticeable. One exercise provides the full gamut and everything in between. Bottom line is you won’t be good until all errors in timing are reduced to nano seconds. Sloppy is good for chili cheese burgers but very bad for ensemble music.

[@Isis-Chipa]

excelente video, saludos desde México

[@athinaios-1959]

Αmateur singer here. I got up to level 5. Work needs to he done.

[@user-yr3pf6mp5y]

Playing number 10 is quite easy after a few reps. Sight reading it however was a bit difficult in spots lol

[@alaitz_drummer]

I want my 10! I'll be training for MY TEEEENNN IT'S MINEEEE!!!! (Oh God, Why am I soooo mad?) Oh yeah... Because I'm a drummer. And why Am I writing in English if I'm Spanish? No lo sé, la verdad... Gracias por tus vídeos, una vez más 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sxbass5997]

cringe lord

[@mynameisnotdavid6202]

@@sxbass5997 you really are

[@sxbass5997]

@@mynameisnotdavid6202 how long did it take you to come up with that?

[@alaitz_drummer]

@@sxbass5997 jajajajaja he jo...

[@mantigo4840]

​@@sxbass5997 Agreed

[@SpacemanCraig1]

I got to level five lol. 3years of experience and getting back into drums after a year😅

[@kuldeepsingh-zw8sw]

Very nice

[@makermario6665]

I got to level 6 without any mistakes, 7 with 1 or 2 minor mistakes, and level 8 was kinda dicey, but I played 9 almost perfectly.

[@felipescorner2000]

5 got me jumping like: boom Shaka laca

[@gastonpiget1034]

Up to 6 pretty much okay - except that I noticed I was speeding the triplets. From 7 onwards...they'll take some time figure out properly.

[@JonnyAlexanderNarvaezQuiceno]

Hasta el 6 considero que voy bien, de ahi para alla brutal, me falta mucho

[@jaideng721]

Well drumline has payed off! I made it through with one mistake on level nine haha

[@xevelli]

You are FIRED from the Polyrhythmic Circus!

[@user-kl2ey1hp2h]

Hie please help This thythm lessons how to the string and chord names you touch ?? Teach me please

[@johnhenderson5564]

All 10 no mistakes! One of your first I didn’t fail lol

[@burning_trash]

10 is easy on only the second rep, 4th and last bars were my only trouble sight reading but easy otherwise

[@mathbeause706]

I had 10 after 3 takes. Challenging!

[@christerteglund]

Great videos. From teacher to teacher, what program do you use for the blue beat marker? It's not Sibelius...

[@braydenhodge1657]

1-9 sight read 10 was a little funky

[@alexharkler]

I got to 6 sightreading. I was hoping to see a quintuplet or two at the last one, but there were none to be found 😥

[@theolysyk8494]

Finishing a masters in percussion. Great picks!

[@theresa5444]

7-8 ish

[@reformedstoic1581]

10 got me.

[@danoweston6185]

I gotlost around 6 but practice!

[@fluorescentlightbulb2653]

I got all of them without needing to pause until number 10 holy

[@chris8081]

made it to 7 before starting to struggle a little

[@setuser777]

took a year of chorus. i made it to level 6

[@user-mz1nl8ie2b]

3:38

[@anhingathing2382]

I was good on 7, haven’t ever dealt with sixths, so I started dropping from there.

[@theproletariat8723]

Up to 9 was no problem but I must admit I had to read 10 a few times before I got it

[@Garfield_633]

I feel like whenever there's a dotted note i 90% of the time wont be getting it, and my next beat or two will get messed up

[@james_g_walt]

Darn...2nd half of 9 got me out and 10 was a jump from 9 for sure! Ha

[@Cabo_Music]

level 10 kept me missing the syncopated beats real good haha

[@MR1964HJM]

Better now at #9. #10 is better but still tricky.

[@nela5471]

Level 7 killed me 😂

[@bronxkies]

I made it 7 and that was it for my brain lol

[@ATLRiot_]

6 killed me lol

[@khloests]

8 got me

[@khrawpariat2436]

I can do better in level 6 but level 7 I did struggle a little.

[@damianeldon1621]

Made it to level 6

[@dizzydeezie]

I made it to level 7, but I'm not used to these rhythms because trombones almost never get the melody 😭

[@lolilou9721]

Number 10 was like death road when you didn't practice recently 🥵

[@jmcleguir1]

Los números 9 y 10 me recordaron a los dictados que me pasaban el primer año de lectoescritura en la universidad jsjajajsjsjsj me divirtieron 👍🏽👍🏽

[@guilleleone98]

En primer año te daban esos dictados? No me quiero ni imaginar lo que era el 4to año.

[@jmcleguir1]

@@guilleleone98 tranqui no es como crees. En la universidad donde estudié, en el ramo de lectoescritura, gran parte del primer semestre se lo dedicaban a dictados rítmicos como los del video, e iban de lo más fácil a lo más difícil. Ya en tercero (que es último año que tienes ese ramo) te atascaban hasta las orejas con armonía funcional (conducción de voces, armonización, enlaces armónicos, etc)

[@TheAxo_101]

was fine until 9 and 10 where i got a bit lost but pretty fun

[@ofdrumsandchords]

That's easy. The tenth requires a few seconds before going into it, like you have in any exam. What you need is being able to play with any score, that's what you get most of the time. "I didn't write you a part, here is the theme/piano". Drummers should seriously learn music.

[@baygnet6996]

10 got me out

[@tatianaes3354]

*THOSE sheets sound weird.* I mean, in the parts with a figure above where you are supposed to fit more note lengths than the bars are normally supposed to have.

[@Daniela-pe5lc]

pretty easy 😜

[@jozelle7538]

i said at 8 " Oh Boy" and thats where i fell apart

[@RhobessPierre]

I fail in the level 7. I'm gonna keep working.

[@somedrummer0]

6 with no struggle but 7 was hard

[@ulisesleonsilencio8146]

Level four: *brain has left the chat*😂😂

[@Cruiseprincessivy24]

I made it to 6

[@skye6817]

That last one 😅😂

[@internetuser_03]

I could easily do 1-7, missed a few notes in 8 and 9, 10 threw me off a lot

[@carlitos5336]

Level 5

[@mommeboe]

10 ✅🤗

[@sayanmalison8100]

My max was 7 bro that was so crazy

[@suspicioussounds1568]

10 😮

[@Sasamori_Ai]

I already gave up at number 6

[@dolanboosh]

got to 10, that's way difficult for me

[@BAMBOORODS]

made it to 8,

[@mohamedtaboukh3741]

Number 10 wawaw

[@isaacsotoj7544]

Level 5 :(

[@remaxxie]

made it to 8 before struggling 😭 ive never played sextuplets before

[@aiden2184]

i got to 9 with sight reading but 10 oh lord😭

[@bubbaXzone]

i struggeled at 7

[@jaydons.7171]

I made it through level 7 and was fumbling through level 8 lol

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

Level 10 felt like random gun shots at 1.5x speed 🤣

[@janinefelix2001]

200 bpm but little mistakes

[@susanntume9590]

Ive failed at the end😢

[@lvknight3126]

i made it to 8 on 1.5x speed somehow, i dident even know the video was playing faster lol

[@kuramubon25]

自分的にはいい感じの難易度設定6、7ぐらいでちょっとやばいなぁって感じだった

[@user-yx5ix1kq9o]

Level 10 is like....death 😂

[@OluwaseunSmart]

7😢

[@KanekiKen-zb3ir]

level 1 :(

[@radargeekwx]

middle schooler: 7th grade. Made it half way of 6

[@wilsonvfx]

I lost at 6 lol im not far enough in my sightreading book

[@stepankumachov5802]

Why did you write the notes up and not down

[@SightReadDrums]

People seem slightly more accustomed to seeing upward stems. I know stems would often be written downwards in this position.

[@rodrigomunozmarmolejo9337]

10 killed me jjj

[@SightReadDrums]

RIP

[@burning_trash]

Lol it was easy then 9 caught me off gaurd

[@marktegrotenhuis]

Same here

[@carlos-vids8920]

I couldn’t do 10 good

[@jaimefiuza1064]

🥁🎶