what are some typical pieces that I can use for sightreading at grade eight level?and is there any way I can get them free? i really need some pieces...and FAST!!! harder pieces would be useful as well...

The GVIII sight reading book is the obvious place to start, but also have a look through your old Grade V stuff, as its about that level. Particularly look out for difficult rhythms - Spectrum is quite good for that.

Good Luck

Our local library has quite a lot of music, does yours? Or perhaps your teacher would be happy to lend you a heap of random stuff you can sightread and give back. Maybe you can borrow from friends. Even piano parts to choral music can be good practice or the accompaniments from another instrumentalist's books. You don't actually need to own the books and will probably find 30 minutes a day playing anything and everything does more for you than practicing sightreading the one perfect piece!

Pianokeys, you'll find this link helpful:

http://www.sheetmusicarchive.net/index.cfm

Despite what the rubric on the website indicates, you can actually download up to three files roughly every hour

QUOTE (Digby @ May 6 2004, 11:12 AM)

Grade V stuff, as its about that level.

really??? i nvr figured that out! I always thought it was the same level as piano grade eight pieces. thanks!

QUOTE (Digby @ May 6 2004, 11:12 AM)

The GVIII sight reading book is the obvious place to start, but also have a look through your old Grade V stuff, as its about that level.

Digby

Can you (or anyone else) tell me the equivalent grade/level of stuff for Grade 6?

i think for grade 6 it is about grade 3 ish but dont quote me on that!!!!!!

I have generally reckoned that the sight-reading bit of the exam is about two grades below, so at grade 6 you need to be able to sight-read a piece of around grade 4 level.

Maggie