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v. - Perform from a score without having seen it before.

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Usage examples (4)
  • I went a couple of times a couple of years ago, but perfectly is not how I sight-sing ...
  • He was surrounded by music from birth and learned to sight-sing (that is, to use sol-fa syllables for practicing melodies).
  • She flattened out the music and attempted to sight-sing the opening bars, but could not catch the melody even though it was very plain.
  • For God's sake, even amateur musicians singing in churches or glee clubs are expected to look at a piece of music and know what's on it, and maybe even sight-sing their...
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