sight reading

A form of sight read — To perform a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sight read
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APA

sight reading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20reading

MLA

“sight reading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20reading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sight reading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sight%20reading.

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