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Sight-reading for Advanced Pianists

By Katie Zhukov

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Compiled and edited by Dr Katie Zhukov
This new curriculum was developed to address lack of good sight-reading skills in many advanced pianists. It is based on research findings of a University of Queensland project that compared three different approaches to sight-reading training (accompanying, rhythm and style) and combined these into a single course. The new curriculum underwent two trials in four institutions and was refined following staff and student feedback. The students using this hybrid program had improved significantly in their sight-reading skills on completion of training.
The course consists of 10 weeks of materials that can be utilised in small-group tutorials or individual piano lessons. The curriculum can be used as a stand-alone elective course in sight-reading or as supplementary materials for keyboard skills or accompanying classes. Each week focuses on three areas: rhythm training, solo repertoire in four mainstream musical styles and duet playing. The pieces consist of examples from the traditional repertoire and are greatly varied in style: using artistically rich examples is a deliberate strategy, employed to increase student engagement with the process. The chosen works utilise a wide range of keys to address impact of key difficulty on sight-reading as highlighted by research. The level of difficulty is pitched 2-3 grades below advanced to correspond with typical sight-reading materials used by examining bodies. 

The feedback from teachers who trialled the curriculum has been very positive:

“An excellent source for teachers and students alike – well-structured and containing interesting material. My students were keen to improve their sight-reading and found this approach very helpful. I enjoyed playing the duets with them, and found that the whole process gave me greater insight into their individual strengths and weaknesses, which in turn enabled me to assist each student better.”
Dr Arabella Teniswood-Harvey
Conservatorium of Music
University of Tasmania

“Katie Zhukov’s Sight-Reading for Advanced Pianists fills a void in the current sight-reading literature that makes it required reading for all aspiring pianists and their teachers. Of especial interest are the numerous rhythmic exercises that not only consolidate essential sight-reading skills, but also bring interest and variety to scale/arpeggio practice.” 
Glenn Riddle
Lecturer in Keyboard
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

“Sight-Reading for Advanced Pianists is a tremendous resource for advanced and ambitious intermediate piano students in either private studio or tertiary settings. Underpinned by peer-reviewed research into the development of sight-reading skills, this text can be used as sequential material for a term’s coursework, or dipped into on a more informal basis.”
Dr Liam Viney, Director of Piano, School of Music, University of Queensland

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Silk

By John Martin

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Solo piano, c.2'40. Advanced grade
Composed 2010


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Silk - Piano Volume 1

By John Martin

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A collection of eight pieces for piano solo.  Advanced Grades

  • 1. Twilight Tango
  • 2. Hippopotomarch
  • 3. Too much bover
  • 4. Thorn of the Rose
  • 5. Baggy Green Rag
  • 6. Prohibition Prelude
  • 7. Rainbow Dance
  • 8. Silk

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Simply Beautiful

By Phillip Wilcher

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Solo piano, c.2'00.  Advanced 8th - difficult
Composed 2018

Recorded by Jeanell Carrigan on Simply Beautiful Wirr 123.  Available online

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Six Chorale Preludes, Op.46

By Alexander Burnard

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 Piano solos

  • 1. Aus tiefer Noth schrei,ich zu dir
  • 2. Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag
  • 3. Christ lag in Todesbanded - erfuter Enchiridion, 1524
  • 4. Jesu, Richte mein Beginnen
  • 5. Herzlich thut mich Verlangen
  • 6. In Dir ist Freude

Composed 1968/67

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Six Pieces

By Timothy Franklin

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For solo piano.  Grade AMus

Each work is also reminiscent of the music of a particular era, although approached through the composer's own harmonic and rhythmic sensibility. The works complement each other as a set, largely through their shared themes of warmth, sentimentality, whimsy, their complex harmonic language, and a certain dry sense of humour.
Composed 2017
  • Fugue No 1, c.2'56
  • Chant, c.5'15
  • Perpetuum Mobile, c.5.00
  • Gymnopedie No 1, c.5'07
  • Marionette, c.3'25
  • Our Dance, c.40'7

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Six Sonatas for Piano

By Roy Agnew

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Piano sonatas, 2nd edition

  • 1. Symphonic Poem (La Belle Dame sans Merci)
  • 2. Fantasie Sonata
  • 3. Sonata (1929)
  • 4. Sonata Poèm
  • 5. Sonata Ballade
  • 6. Sonata Legend (Capricornia)

Comprehensive Preface, Composer Profile and Appendix with sample manuscripts plus part score of "Second Sonata" (Ossianic).

Composition dates c.1929

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Sky Pieces 2nd Ed

By Keyna Wilkins

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Eight short piano pieces, 4'00-5'00. Grade 6 to 7
With lyrical and engaging melodies, each piece embodies different aspects such as clouds, wind, blue skies, fog, breeze and distant horizons.
Neo-Romantic, Neo-Classical, varied tempo, sometimes very fast.
Composed 2011 rev 2016 1 S

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Soliloquy

By Jocelyn E Kotchie

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Piano solo, c.5'55. Grade 7

With the void left by the absence of of my youngest daughter to live on the other side of the world, my inner dialogue found  its voice in this music.  Soliloquy, is my pain, my loss, my tears but it is also my acceptance and ultimate peace.

Edited and recorded by Katie Zhukov for Australian Women Composers' Anthology Vol 1 available online

https://youtu.be/H70iOA-q4SM

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Solitary Rag, The (piano solo)

By Ann Carr-boyd

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Solo piano, c.4'45. Grade 8

The Solitary Rag was composed in March 2020 and the title is a comment upon the new era we are experiencing at this time, as the world battles the corona virus which has altered so quickly the way in which we live.

The Ragtime sections hark back to a form of music so popular in the earlier part of the 20th century.  The middle section is a reminder of the memorable occasions in which we gathered together and enjoyed the company of one another – all just memories at this time of writing.

This is also available as a piano duet.
Composed 2020

Recorded by John Martin on Ann and John Wirr 124, available online.

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Solo Piano 3

By Frank Millward

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9 solo classical-jazz piano pieces, Grades 2-8
  • 1.  The Jazz Cat Miaou, c.2'06, Grade 5
  • 2.  The Breeze and You, c.4'30, Grade 5
  • 3.  The Finish Fish, c.1'00, Grade 2
  • 4.  Fantasie, c.3'00, Grade 8
  • 5.  My Budgies Got the Swingin' Cagen Blues, c.1'10, Grade 3
  • 6.  Brewing, c.3'10, Grade 8
  • 7. Jivin' Shuffle, c.2'00, Grade 4
  • 8. Bring Back Da Ba Ba Du Ah Ba Da, c.0'40, Grade 5/6
  • 9.  Manbo with a Mullet, c.1'00, Grade 2
Includes CD of works 1 - 8 played by Sally Mays.


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Sonata Ballade

By Roy Agnew

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Piano solo.
Composition date 1938

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