The Bulletproof Musician
Sight Reading: The Ideal Error Rate for Optimal Learning
Mar 16, 2025 · 6 min · Episode 370 · 4.4 MB
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When you're practicing sight-reading, how difficult should the music be?
Should it be easy enough that you can read it more or less perfectly, without any mistakes?
Should it be difficult enough that you're making lots of mistakes, and feeling really challenged?
Could there a specific "sweet spot" or Goldilocks zone where your sight-reading skills improve at the fastest possible rate?
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