What does sight-read mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sightread, sight-readverb

    perform music from a score without having seen the score before

    "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"

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  1. sight-read

    In music, sight-reading, also called a prima vista (Italian meaning "at first sight"), is the practice of reading and performing of a piece in a music notation that the performer has not seen or learned before. Sight-singing is used to describe a singer who is sight-reading. Both activities require the musician to play or sing the notated rhythms and pitches.

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  1. sight-read

    Sight-read refers to the ability to read and perform music or play a piece on an instrument at first sight, without prior practice or study of the piece. It requires the performer to understand and interpret musical notation instantly.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sight-read in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sight-read in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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