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 challenging. New topics are gradually introduced with TOP TIPS along the way Finally, specimen tests are set, as encountered in a typical examination including all subjects covered

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