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sight-sing — verb sing (music) at sight, without preparation … English new terms dictionary
Sight reading — is the reading and performing of a piece of written music, specifically when the performer has not seen it before. Sight singing is often used to describe a singer who is sight reading.Terminologyight ReadingAuthors in the music literature… … Wikipedia
sight — n. & v. n. 1 a the faculty of seeing with the eyes (lost his sight). b the act or an instance of seeing; the state of being seen. 2 a thing seen; a display, show, or spectacle (not a pretty sight; a beautiful sight). 3 a way of looking at or… … Useful english dictionary
sight-read — verb perform music from a score without having seen the score before He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread • Syn: ↑sightread • Derivationally related forms: ↑sightreader (for: ↑sightread) • … Useful english dictionary
sight-read — sight reader, n. /suyt reed /, v.t., v.i., sight read / red/, sight reading. to read, play, or sing without previous practice, rehearsal, or study of the material to be treated: to sight read music; to sight read another language. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
sight-read — sight reads, sight reading VERB (The form sight read is used in the present tense, where it is pronounced [[t]sa͟ɪt riːd[/t]], and is the past tense and past participle, pronounced [[t]sa͟ɪt red[/t]].) Someone who can sight read can play or sing… … English dictionary
sight-read — [ˈsaıtri:d] v past tense and past participle sight read [ red] [I and T] to play or sing written music when you look at it for the first time, without practising it first >sight reader n >sight reading n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
sing — sing1 [siŋ] vi. sang, sung, singing [ME singen < OE singan, akin to Ger singen < IE base * sengwh > Gr omphē, a voice, oracle] 1. a) to produce musical sounds or notes with the voice, esp. in a connected series, as in giving voice to a… … English World dictionary
sight-read — [ saıt ,rid ] (past tense and past participle sight read [ saıt ,red ] ) verb intransitive or transitive to sing or play written music the first time you look at it, without practicing it first ╾ sight read|ing noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sight-read — sight′ read [[t]rid[/t]] v. t. v. i. read(red), read•ing. cvb mad to read, play, or sing without previous practice, rehearsal, or study of the material to be treated: to sight read music[/ex] • Etymology: 1900–05 sight′ read er, n … From formal English to slang
