Sight Reading
Would you like to become better at Sight Reading? This website helps musicians improve sight reading by creating random measures of rhythym to practice with.
www.practicesightreading.com
How to access the drill online:
Go to www.pyware.com/studentviewer.html
Follow the instructions to download the "Performer's Practice Tools Lite" and install the software on your computer. Click on the red text for your version of Windows or Mac OS to download the file.
Once you have downloaded the file ( if you didn't install it directly from the website), double click on it to run the installation program. Follow the onscreen instructions and then click on "I agree" button for the licensing agreement. Then click Continue.
Skip the updates screen.
When you see a screen asking you if you want to purchase the software, use an Activation Code or Learn More, click the round button on the left that says "Skip for Now".
On the next screen, "3D Online Account Setup" enter the following information:
3D Account Name: douglasholsworth
3D Account ID: 35231
You don't need a Group Name or Group Password – leave those blank.
Click on the button that says "Click Here to Test Setup"
In the Cast Name box, put your last name, a comma, and you first initial. EXAMPLE "Holsworth, D", click OK
Then click LOG IN
Highlight "Download More Drills and Productions" and then click Next in the lower right hand corner, then click Connect on the next screen ( you must have an open internet connection for this to work!!!)
Highlight "douglasholsworth" and click "Open"
Sign On as Anonymous Guest
Pick the version of the drill to download- one has sound, one doesn't, then click download.
On the screen that says Select a 3D Performer's Tool, click on Drill Explorer. (If it says you are not in the cast, just be a "Guest Performer" – check with me later to see what you need to enter to find your spot) When the drill appears, use the controls on the left to play the drill – your spot is highlighted!
You can look at the drill and play it back and forth with or without sound, close it and come back later, and download the other drills I post. Unfortunately, to print or use any of the other features they show, you'll have to buy the full version of the Performer's Practice Tools.
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