sight-read
verb (used with or without object)
to read, play, or sing without previous practice, rehearsal, or study of the material to be treated.
sight-reader
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a word derived from
sight-read.
Example Sentences
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Even more than an accomplished pianist, my mother was an accomplished sight-reader.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
The church choir has made me a quicker study, a better sight-reader, and louder...
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
I was a good sight-reader and had an insatiable appetite for what Dave Eggers calls "non-required reading".
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2010
Rosabell Pickett says I’m a natural sight-reader with a great ear for harmony.”
From The Heart of Canyon Pass by Thomas K. Holmes
Can teach or play violin in musical family; sight-reader in classical works.
From Collections and Recollections by George William Erskine Russell
