Hi I am compleatly non musical and need some help. My daughter is 9 and preparing for grade 2 cello (not taken grade1) and grade 1 piano. I was wondering if anyone knew any software suitable for this age/ level.
We have tried the CDs but I can't tell if she is correct. I dont mind spending some money as she will be doing this for a long time. I've heard lots of names Hofnote, Aurilia, Sibeilius ect but I dont know if they are suitable at this level. We do have an excellent teacher but she doesn't have enough time to cover it all and she's not much of a computer person.
Thanks

Would this be of any use to you?
http://www.practicespot.com/sightreading/
Using the 'chef' you can 'cook up' some sightreading. Hope it helps xx

Edit: Sorry, have just noticed that this is treble clef, might it have bass clef too?

I can really identify with your situation.

I have got Smart Music which you can use with a microphone and it will tell you if you hit the right notes, at the right time or not. You could certainly use this for the sightreading and I'm starting to get some ideas for using it for aural work too.
My daughter plays the flute so I joined the flute organisation which cost about 20 pounds and then paid 20 pounds for a year's membership.
As far as I can tell Smart Music has a huge amount of music but it is US based so it doesn't generally have UK exam music.
I haven't used it much but that doesn't mean it isn't good, it means I'm having trouble keeping up with my daughter's progress.
Seriously your excellent teacher really ought to be preparing your daughter for her grade exam so that she should cover sightreading and aural as part of it. Most teachers also cover theory.
It might be worth talking to her teacher about booking an extra session each week to cover it.
I also have Finale which none of my daughter's teachers want me to use so I don't.
I haven't managed to sign up for Hofnote yet but I've had a good look round the site. Some bits of the aural look good but the sight singing does not provide feedback. The only way I can think of doing it is to tape Beth and then play it back to her. I can't see it working for my daughter who is a shy singer.
If the perfect software exists I haven't found it.
Dora

I use Paul Harris' 'Improve your aural' with my pupils.... it has the answers in the back. They aren't software , but books with CD's, they cost under £5..... and are easy to use!!!! Not much use for sightreading!!!
There are Improve your sightreading books for clarinet, piano etc violin... they might also exist for cello????

I agree here - if your daughter's teacher is preparing her for an exam, then she should do just that - prepare her for the exam, not prepare her for part of it. You shouldn't have to pick up what she isn't doing. How long are your daughter's lessons? I give half hour lessons and manage to cover all the aspects of the exam. Maybe I can't manage to do everything every week but I make sure any exam candidates are prepared in aural and sight reading as well as the pieces and scales - it's part of my job to do that. As Dora suggested, perhaps her teacher could do some extra sessions to get everything done. Does the same teacher teach both instruments? If she is teaching the piano then she will be capable of playing Grade 1 and Grade 2 aural examples. To date I've not personally come across a teacher who doesn't do sight reading.

Sorry, this is not much use to you in answering your original question.