Strategies of Sight-Reading Ability Improvement: A Review of Literature

Abstract

Sight-reading is the musical skill of playing a new piece of music at first sight without any rehearsal or preparation. sight-reading is a requirement for formal music achievement or instrument performance level assessments in many countries, Among all musical talents, sight-reading is considered one of the most fundamental performance skills that all musicians should master . The review of literature on the possibility of Sight-Reading improvement highlights the importance of developing effective strategies to enhance musicians' ability to read and perform music without prior rehearsal. Through the literature comparison method, summary induction method, sight-reading in music education, factors affecting piano sight-reading  and strategies for improving sight-reading ability three angles to improve the visual reading ability related review,Music educators attach great importance to the cultivation of sight-reading, various studies have investigated different methods and approaches, including eye-hand span practice techniques, cognitive processes, and feedback mechanisms, to determine the most effective ways to improve sight-reading skills. The results show that the use of rhythm, accompaniment, pitch, sight-singing, some learning theory strategies, through mental rehearsal and feedback can help to improve the reading effect. However, more research is needed to explore the long-term effects and individual differences in visual reading ability.For future research, it is necessary to focus on children's sight-reading ability, which is the key period of ability improvement, but also the golden period of sight-reading accumulation. In addition, further research is necessary to study the effectiveness of different promotion strategies, and it is necessary to adopt empirical research means to effectively integrate the promotion strategies into specific training.In the design of training materials, make full use of the selected strategies and methods to achieve real and effective.