It's going to be quite the week in my little Colorado world -- the long-anticipated Tudors Conference gets underway on Thursday, and I'm up to my elbows in catering menus and university paperwork, but it looks like it might be a go! It's looking to be quite a thrilling time -- and for the musically minded, the conference will finish with a free Tudor Music Concert. I'm particularly excited to be welcoming the Firesign Vocal Quartet to perform a motet by Thomas Tallis and (especially!) William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices.
Anyhow, all this is by way of saying I think it's a good time for another Ottman true-blue sight-reading week -- something that takes just a few minutes and lots of focus, but no prep time.
Rising Level 2's
Chapters 5 and 6 are your playground! Remember to follow these steps:
1. Select your example
2. Check the key (remember to look at the final!) and the meter
3. Choose a moderate tempo, taking the smallest rhythmic division into consideration
4. Once you've set your key and your tempo, start, and keep going no matter what!
Rising Level 3's
If you're feeling nervous, use Chapter 12. If you're feeling sassy, check out Chapter 13.
Remember to follow the same steps as above, and if you use Chapter 13, add a sub-step to #2: look for accidentals, how long they last, and how they resolve.
Rising Level 4's
Chapters 15 and 16 have lots to work with, and they cover quite a spread of difficulty -- in general, the earlier examples in each subsection are simpler, but not always...
Follow the steps above, but as you scan the rhythmic landscape, you may also want to take syncopation or other more complex figures into consideration in choosing your tempo.
The most important thing is probably to just keep going...don't sweat the mistakes!
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