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The first thing you must do is identify the key and time signature. Then scan the notation to identify the highest and lowest notes, as well as marked techniques that you have to be ready for. This may help determine a suitable position, as well as identify which scale patterns you will use. Many instruments (such as guitar) can interpret legato numerous ways. Some instruments are incapable of sounding certain markings (portamento on piano), but can instead use a similar technique (playing the chromatic scale). You must also take note of the major repetition markings, keying in on the location of Segno's and Coda's.
=== Sight Singing ===
<u>Sight Singing</u> is sight reading music by singing it. This can be even more difficult than playing on an instrument, as you must hear the correct pitches in your head rather than simply locating the note on the instrument. Also, whereas with an instrument you may be intimately familiar with scale patterns and fingerings so that playing in a certain key comes naturally (such as simply by shifting positions on guitar), sight singing requires a strong understanding of possibly any key and hitting the correct note rather than being a half-step sharp/flat.
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