Sight+Reading

**PRACTICE SIGHT READING** (1) Resources links and/or class examples: http://www.practicesightreading.com/

(2) SWOT (a) Strengths - provides rhythms at different ability levels allowing for differentiated instruction - easy to use website - free to use - allows the user to print the rhythm the created from the database - provides a set of forward links to other helpful sites - provides a recording of the rhythm so the user can self check for correctness

(b) Weaknesses - cannot create rhythms beyond what is already in the database - limited amount of rhythms - does not provide instructions on how to count rhythms in database

(c) Opportunities This website does provide music students a place to practice playing rhythms without the limitations of notated pitch. This would allow even the most novice musician to be able to use this website. The incorporation of different levels of difficulty allows the teacher to differentiate instruction of rhythm based on a particular student's needs and ability.

(d) Threats - teacher needs to check forward links provided to make sure they are appropriate

(3) Ideas for the classroomProvide the following in the textbox for this module: Could have student generate their own sight reading charts and share them with the class. Could have student generate their own charts and keep them in a portfolio to perform for the teacher