I’m putting together a new ensemble right now. We’re sightreading a bunch of music to see what we like from each other’s collection and trying to find a good flute/clarinet duet.
The other person in the ensemble is a doubler between the clarinet and the piano. I double with the flute and the piano. We’re both going to play both of our instruments (not at the same time) and we’re going to have a ton of fun!
Music Theory
How does music theory fit into what we’re doing right now? Seeing patterns.
As I’m reading through, I’m not necessarily reading all the note names. I’m thinking in my head things like, “scale going down starting on Bb,” “Fourth, bottom note F,” “octave jump.”
Technical Studies
How do technical studies fit into what we’re doing right now? Finger Patterns.
My fingers already know what do do with the patterns listed above because I’ve done and still do my technical studies during my regular practice times.
Do my fingers still get tangled on themselves? Absolutely.
Do I misread how many notes are in that scale? Yup.
I still do better than I would if I didn’t do the technical studies.
Etudes
How do etudes fit into what we’re doing right now? Rhythmic Patterns and Problem Patterns.
Etudes take whole problems that you see in music and repeat them over and over again in a melodious piece. I’ve tackled a ton of problems, especially rhythmic problems, through the etudes. I try to play at least one per week.
As I’m reading through, I’m thinking “Philadelphia” instead of a 16th note 5-tuplet in a grupetto pattern. I see a 16th note in the middle of the triplet and think Irish Jig. Triplets in one hand and 8th notes in the other? I’ve got this!
Confidence
What ends up happening is you develop confidence in sight reading through the weekly grind of learning your technical studies, etudes, and music theory. You realize that you’ve seen it all before, just not in this particular order.
It’s a good idea to make sure you sight read on a regular basis, too, but that’s for another post. 🙂
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