Hi Paul,

​When you have a chance, check if the exercises provide the level of challenge you have in mind, and if they need to be adapted, let me know and I will adapt them to match the expectations.

Reference Materials

Reference sight-reading materials.
Tests and exercise examples

SIGHTREADING TESTS AND EXERCISE EXAMPLES
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Reference materials.
Levine's Keyboard Skills

Level 1 CM
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Level 1 Am
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Level 2 CM
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Level 2 Am
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Guide of sight-reading material (comparing tests and keyboard skills)

Major keys
​C - G - D only (A - E too difficult for level one)

  • Both RH and LH
  • Consecutive notes and skips of 3rd
  • Whole, half, quarter (no 8th yet)
  • 3-note Chords: I - IV - V
  • Progressive starting on 5-finger close position, expanding into open position as exercises progress

Minor keys
​A minor 5-finger position only

  • Both RH and LH
  • ​Consecutive notes and skips of 3rd
  • Whole, half, quarter (no 8th yet)
  • 3-note Chords: I - IV - V
  • Progressive starting on 5-finger position, expanding as exercises progress


​Sight-reading Exercises.  Level 1

Major keys. Level One. ​Melodic exercises

20 exercises in C, G and D Major
LEVEL ONE. 20 MELODIC EXERCISES major
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Major keys. Level One. ​Chord exercises

14 exercises in C, G and D Major  (May 22)
LEVEL ONE. 14 CHORD EXERCISES major
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Minor key. Level One. ​Melodic exercises

20 exercises in A minor
LEVEL ONE. 20 MELODIC EXERCISES minor
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Minor key. Level One. ​Chord exercises

14 exercises in A minor (May 22)
LEVEL ONE. 14 CHORD EXERCISES minor
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Sight-reading Exercises.  Level 2

Major keys
​C - G - D - A - E - B - F

  • Consecutive notes and skips of 3rd, 4th, 5th
  • Whole, "dotted" half, half, quarter (no 8th yet)
  • Chords: quarter, half, whole
  • 3 and 4-note Chords: IMaj7 - I7 - I6 - IIm -IIm7 - IVMaj7 - IV7 - V - V7 - Vim - VIm7

Minor keys
​A - E - D - G - C harmonic

  • Consecutive notes and skips of 3rd, 4th, 5th
  • Whole, "dotted" half, half, quarter (no 8th yet)
  • Chords: quarter, half, whole
  • 3 and 4-note Chords: Im - Im7 - I didn't include the "II" because it would require a "m7b5" - III - IVm - IVm7 - V - V7 - VI

Major keys. Level Two. ​Melodic exercises

25 exercises in C, G, D, A Major (May 22)
LEVEL TWO. 20 MELODIC EXERCISES major
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Major keys. Level Two. ​Chord exercises

20 exercises in C, G, D Major (May 22)
LEVEL TWO. 20 CHORD EXERCISES major
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Minor key. Level Two. ​Melodic exercises

20 exercises in Am, Em and D minor (May 22)
LEVEL TWO. 20 MELODIC EXERCISES minor
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Major keys. Level Two. ​Chord exercises

24 exercises in A, E, B Minor  (May 22)
LEVEL TWO. 24 CHORD EXERCISES major
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