Help appreciated!
I am looking to collate a knowledge of sight reading resources for any instrument or voice that can be used in lessons, or during private unsupervised study by the student. (I am mainly interested in woodwind, voice and piano but dont mind anyone discussing other instruments here!)

Specifically I am looking for;

Free (or subscribed) websites where you can tap the rhythm in or play notes
Tapes or CD tutors where you can play something and then play the track to see how it should hear
Books that can be used in lessons (other than the grade exam specimens)
Any other resources


It seems to be a common area where people struggle so there must be lots of resources available. I have just fallen into a bit of a rut with the books I'm using, and want to keep up with the new material!

Thanks

Jalmus is free and can be used with a MIDI keyboard if they have one. It does chords as well as just individual notes.

I particularly like Alan Bullard's Sight Reading Source books (piano) but sadly they still seem to cover only grades 1 to 3.

For voice (aimed at choral singers really but just very practical) Sight Singing by Michael Nicholas is one I 've used time and time again. I am fairly certain it's out of print but there might be the odd second hand copy around.

I use Bastien`s `A Line a Day` with my piano pupils.

http://website.lineone.net/~webduck/sights...g/srpage001.htm for voice.

I use "Improve Your Sightreading" - Paul Harris. They are excellent

These are especially helpful for students to use on their own in between lessons as there are sections which break down working on melody and rhythm into separate components, followed by a "test" with questions to answer that help the student to learn what to look for in an exam situation. I use them for violin - don't know what other instruments they cater for.

There are flute versions, most definitely! I like these, but find the books by John Kember and Catherine Ramsden, Flute Sight Reading Books 1 and 2, even better. John Kember seems to have produced these for a number of instruments, with a different partner in lots of cases.

Re 'Improve Your Sight Reading'
Paul Harris teamed up with Mike Brewer (ex-head of Chethams and director of National Youth Choir) to do a singing version - Improve Your Sight Singing - which I find very useful as it breaks down independent practice into manageable tasks. It's available at elementary and intermediate levels and in bass or treble clef. It's just over a fiver.

Yes, I can't find anything better than Paul Harris improve your sight reading (updated version).

I also use fun books (in the style the pupil enjoys) two grades lower than their working grade for them to enjoy learning tunes quickly, and if they like the tunes enough they are motivated to do most of this work at home.

'Sigh' - sight reading is so difficult for so many pupils!