The ability to sight-read well is a valuable asset to any musician, yet sight-reading is often ignored. The Eyes and Ears series contains carefully graded sight-reading specimens with a duet part for the teacher providing support and the impetus to keep going! James Rae likens this method to playing tennis or chess where the most progress is made when playing with someone of a higher standard. With developing confidence and practice, sight-reading, rather than feared, can become enjoyable and ch...

Vivaldi Antonio: Allegro · Billy Strayhorn: Lotus Blossom · Schubert Franz: An Sylvia · Prokofieff Sergei Sergejewitsch: March (from "The Love for Three Oranges") · Schumann Robert: Im wunderschönen Monat Mai · Rachmaninow Sergej Wassiljewitsch: Vocalise · Bizet Georges: Aragonaise (from "Carmen") · Grieg Edvard: Album Leaf (from "Lyric Pieces Op. 12") · Wagner Richard: Prize Song (from "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg") · Haydn Joseph: My Mother bids me Bind my Hair