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Description

ABRSM Sight-Reading Trainer contains 155 brand new specially composed pieces of sight-reading for Piano Grades 1 to 5. But, before you can play them you have to unlock them!
 
Each piece is preceded by a series of games designed to improve your ability to spot the features, patterns and characteristics of the music before you play it. Test yourself and see if you can achieve a three-star score in these fun games:
Rhythm Match - hear rhythms from the piece of Sight-Reading and identify the corresponding notation.
Pitch Patterns - focus on a small section of the music and answer questions about pitches, patterns, fingering and keyboard geography.
Quick Fire Five and What’s the Difference - study the whole piece and answer a series of questions about it.
Learn how to make the 30 seconds of preparation time you have in your exam really count!
Complete the challenges to unlock the pieces and start a practice streak.
Strong sight-reading skills empower musicians to communicate with one another through the language of music, as well as learn new pieces quickly and accurately. Regular practice with ABRSM Sight-Reading Trainer will help you avoid the pitfalls and achieve sight-reading success!

What's New in Version 1.0.2

- Optimised content and app store information

Seller

Name

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (Publishing) Limited

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Information

Categories

Version

1.0.2

Size

76.2 MB

Game Center

No

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 8.1 or later

Devices

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad Pro, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPhone 11, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad mini Retina, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 5, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi, iPhone 5c, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air3, iPad Air3Cellular, iPad Mini5, iPad Mini5Cellular, iPhone 11 Pro, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

All Versions

 3.5 (14 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

Nice idea... but...

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C R-T
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2018-06-22
Version 1.0.2
Providing piano sight reading is no good if you’re using it for other instruments!

What on earth..?!

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Stargazy Pie
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2018-06-07
Version 1.0.2
Speaking as a piano teacher, what I’ve seen so far is terrible. I’ve only looked at Grade 1 so perhaps the higher grades work better. I will update if so!
First of all, sight-reading is intended to help with reading music, and the intention is to be able to see and play. So why does the first exercise ask students to translate notes into letter names and recall them in this way, while removing the actual notation? How will that help to build skillls in reading more complex music later on? We should be looking at fast note recognition and translation straight to playing, by looking at intervals, repeated elements, scale patterns, rhythmic patterns, etc. The most important thing here is to be looking at the music you need to play!
This app relies on memorisation more than see-and-play, which is not developing the skills that are actually required and is not representative of the task actually set in the exam (or indeed in real-life sight-reading).
I’m definitely sticking to the excellent Paul Harris Improve Your Sight-Reading! books for my students. Very disappointed with the ABRSM for this — I wonder if they did any consumer testing or consultation at all.

Progress notes

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Gappus
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2018-04-13
Version 1.0.2
This app is excellent for extended practice. Some suggestions I would make are:
There are progress notes which appear after the third exercise, but they don’t stay on screen long enough to be read. Could the time be extended?
As a dyslexic I have trouble memorizing the notes in the Pitch exercise. Could the stave be kept in view for the question section?
Could there be a pause option in the exercises? I appreciate that in the exam, candidates only have 30 seconds but I think the option to work up to this speed would be helpful.

Really helpful

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Penfold1983
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2017-06-07
Version 1.0.1
A great little app, it really helps you focus into the key areas of sight reading. Different sections for different abilities and kings of music are a real help. My sight reading ability is limited, but there's enough here to keep me motivated as I progress. I've already learnt something in one sitting!
Highly recommended.