| One of the most ignored areas of guitar playing is | | | | what they mean. With music, things like the |
| sight reading, and it is easy to see why. Rock | | | | names of the notes and rhythmic symbols are |
| music, the most popular form of music among | | | | how you communicate to other musicians so you |
| guitar players, especially new guitar players, does | | | | can explain and understand theory. |
| not really require any sight reading, so it seems | | | | Which brings us to the next point, sight reading |
| like a waste of time to rock guitarists to practice. | | | | music will open up more opportunities for you to |
| However, it can provide many important lessons | | | | play with other musicians and get gigs, including |
| that will improve the playing and understanding of | | | | being a guitar teacher. With many gigs you will |
| any guitar players, and those who have ignore it | | | | need to be an excellent sight reader. Why cut |
| should consider these benefits. | | | | yourself off from all of this possible income by |
| The first major lesson that sight reading can | | | | never learning how to do it? If you plan on |
| provide is increased knowledge of the notes and | | | | teaching guitar someday, many places will only |
| patterns of the guitar fretboard, which is one of | | | | accept people who are proficient at sight reading. |
| the most challenging things to master. The guitar | | | | The last great lesson is getting used to playing |
| is set up in a complicated manner compared to | | | | without looking at the fretboard. This is a very |
| most instruments. No other instrument has | | | | important point that is not talked about a lot. In |
| multiple places that can play the same note, and | | | | order to effectively sight read, you need to be |
| this makes reading a different kind of challenge on | | | | keeping your eyes on the music. This will teach |
| the guitar. | | | | you an essential skill for when you might need to |
| The best way to get around this tough issue is to | | | | sight improvise over chord changes or just learn |
| just start practicing it. You will slowly learn where | | | | to play the guitar using more of your feel and |
| the notes lay on the fretboard, and you will learn | | | | hearing, rather than sight. |
| where they are by feel. Knowing the notes on | | | | Guitar sight reading will teach you several lessons |
| the guitar is the key to being able to improvise | | | | about playing guitar and open up new musical |
| over complex harmonies and play complex | | | | possibilities. If you have the chance, get a guitar |
| harmonies yourself, so a lot of further | | | | teacher to help you learn sight reading, or look up |
| development can rest on sight reading. | | | | some video guitar lessons online to get the basics |
| Another lesson that is learned from music reading | | | | down. You could end up exposing yourself to a lot |
| is an increased knowledge of music theory. In | | | | of aspects of music that you never knew you |
| order to get deep into music theory, you have to | | | | would appreciate. |
| know how to communicate the concepts and | | | | |