pianoloverus You can think of a long book as just a collection of shorter books and make your short term goal the first X pages.
I know I can do that, but there are soooo many books available that fit my description, I just need to find a good one.
Plus, I'm not sure @HarryLikas 's book (which is the only massively long book we're talking about) will fit my needs because of the level and type of pieces (jazz).
I know what works for me, which is to have a "low barrier" resource -- by which I mean, something that requires no decision-making, I just open it up at the beginning of a practice session, and work on the next piece, or the "weekly piece" if that's where I'm at.
I suspect that with Harry's book, I would need to do more decision-making as I go, "am I going to work on this one? Is it too hard" etc.
I guess what I'm saying is, I want something "curated" and I don't think Harry's book fits that.
Re this:
pianoloverus This is a very good idea IMO. Unless is often in a situation where one has to often sight read a piece(like getting together someone to sight read pieces one has not seen before), I think one's reading ability Is more important than one sight reading ability although they are certainly related. When one is learning the notes of a new piece, how accurately one can play the notes after the 5th or 10th try is more important then how well one can do it on the first try.
Exactly. And this is how I've been approaching my sightreading for the last several years, as "reading practice" moreso than as "prima vista" sight reading practice.
