Sight Reading

Grade 1 Exercises

Simple melodies, limited range, basic rhythms. Browse 286 exercises to practice with interactive MIDI feedback.

286 sight reading exercises at Grade 1

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Bartholomäus Gesius / Georg Philipp Telemann

Beethoven (arranged)

C. Czerny (original form)

George Frideric Handel

James Lord Pierpont

Katherine Kennicott Davis

Melodie: Otto Laub Text: Otto Laub / Fritz Jöde

Patty Smith Hill and Mildred J. Hill

Pierpont Arr. Aaron Garner

Princess Te Rangi Pai

Richard M. Sherman / Robert B. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman

Traditional

Aura Lea Warm Up

0~1 min
Beginner

Merrily We Roll Along

0
Beginner

Li'l Liza Jane

SR: 1
Beginner

Mary Had a Little Lamb

SR: 1
Beginner

Aunt Rhody

SR: 2
Beginner

I Can Play Jingle Bells

SR: 2
Beginner

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

SR: 4
Beginner

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

SR: 4~1 min
Beginner

Song of the Volga Boatmen

SR: 4
Beginner

Rain Rain Go Away

SR: 5
Beginner

Happy Birthday

SR: 6
Beginner

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

SR: 6
Beginner

Michael, Row the Boat Ashore

SR: 6~1 min
Beginner

Hush Little Baby

SR: 6
Beginner

On Top of Old Smokey

SR: 7
Beginner

Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be

SR: 7
Beginner

Red River Valley

SR: 7~1 min
Beginner

This Old Man

SR: 8
Beginner

Yankee Doodle

SR: 8
Beginner

Cielito Lindo

SR: 8~1 min
Beginner

Fra Martino

SR: 8~1 min
Beginner

You Are My Sunshine

SR: 8~1 min
Beginner

Down by the Station

SR: 8
Beginner

Lavender's Blue

SR: 9
Beginner

The Mulberry Bush

SR: 9
Beginner

Go Tell It on the Mountain

SR: 9
Beginner

Clocktower Chimes

SR: 9
Beginner

Mayim

SR: 10~4 min
Beginner

Whiskey in the Jar

SR: 10~1 min
Beginner

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

SR: 10
Beginner

Noag Het 'N Ark Gebou

SR: 10~1 min
Beginner

Happy Birthday

SR: 10~1 min
Beginner

Happy Birthday

SR: 10~1 min
Beginner

Molly Malone

SR: 11~1 min
Beginner

Erev Shel Shoshanim

SR: 12~2 min
Beginner

Oh, When the Saints

SR: 12
Beginner

Alle Meine Entchen

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Red Is the Rose

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Itsy Bitsy Spider

SR: 12
Beginner

Skip to My Lou

SR: 12
Beginner

Gdy Się Chrystus Rodzi

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Li'l Liza Jane

SR: 12
Beginner

Go Tell Aunt Rhody in C

SR: 12
Beginner

Ich Geh Mit Meiner Laterne

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

The Rose of Tralee

SR: 13~2 min
Beginner

Mary Had a Little Lamb

SR: 13
Beginner

Greensleeves

SR: 13
Beginner

Git Along Little Doggies

SR: 13~1 min
Beginner

Pay Me My Money Down

SR: 13~1 min
Beginner

Bonnie at Morn

SR: 13~1 min
Beginner

Down by the Riverside

SR: 13~1 min
Beginner

Row Row Row Your Boat

SR: 13
Beginner

Die Heiligen Drei Könige

SR: 14~1 min
Beginner

Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier

SR: 14~1 min
Beginner

Dark Eyes

SR: 14~1 min
Beginner

An Eriskay Love Lilt

SR: 14~1 min
Beginner

Unknown

F and G

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 1

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 10

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 2

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 3

0
Beginner

Mc 4-4 4 Hr

0
Beginner

Mc 4-4 5 Hr

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 6 HR

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 8 QR

0
Beginner

MC 4-4 9 QR

0
Beginner

Rush Area 51

0~3 min
Beginner

Hänschen Klein

SR: 1~1 min
Beginner

Middle C Exercise

SR: 2~1 min
Beginner

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

SR: 2
Beginner

Bass Clef Basics

SR: 2~1 min
Beginner

Thirds 4-4 in Am

SR: 3
Beginner

Guide Tone Lines

SR: 3~1 min
Beginner

Five Finger Scale

SR: 4~1 min
Beginner

Stepping Stones

SR: 4~1 min
Beginner

Basic Diatonic Harmony

SR: 4~3 min
Beginner

Salsa Clave 3 2 Con Indicazione

SR: 5~1 min
Beginner

OSMD Function Test - Accidentals

SR: 5~1 min
Beginner

Glenlyon Lament

SR: 6~1 min
Beginner

I Shall Not Be Moved

SR: 6~1 min
Beginner

401318

SR: 6
Beginner

401309

SR: 6
Beginner

Lokamaam Gambheera

SR: 6~1 min
Beginner

C Major Scale

SR: 7~1 min
Beginner

Ringo

SR: 7
Beginner

Mirrored Intervals 2

SR: 7
Beginner

Chopsticks

SR: 8
Beginner

401320

SR: 8
Beginner

Intervals (Right Hand) (Left Hand)

SR: 8
Beginner

401132

SR: 8
Beginner

Padoru Padoru

SR: 8~2 min
Beginner

On Top of My Pizza

SR: 8
Beginner

401122

SR: 9
Beginner

401127

SR: 9
Beginner

3AM

SR: 9
Beginner

Blow the Man Down

SR: 9~1 min
Beginner

LH Warm Up in C

SR: 9~2 min
Beginner

RH Warm Up in C

SR: 9~2 min
Beginner

Jolly Old St. Nick

SR: 9
Beginner

Sakura

SR: 9~1 min
Beginner

Aaraadhyan Yeshupara

SR: 9~2 min
Beginner

3-4 Time

SR: 9
Beginner

Herr, Deine Liebe Ist Wie Gras Und Ufer

SR: 10~2 min
Beginner

Three Kings

SR: 10
Beginner

Jack and Jill

SR: 10
Beginner

London Bridges

SR: 10
Beginner

401112

SR: 10
Beginner

La Jument de Michao

SR: 10~2 min
Beginner

Thirds 4-4

SR: 10
Beginner

3-4 Cp #3

SR: 10
Beginner

A British Tune

SR: 10
Beginner

401316

SR: 10
Beginner

Au Clair de la Lune

SR: 11
Beginner

Veni Creator Spiritus

SR: 11~1 min
Beginner

Land of the Silver Birch

SR: 11~1 min
Beginner

The Rule of the Octave: Part by Part

SR: 11~4 min
Beginner

401118

SR: 11
Beginner

401121

SR: 11
Beginner

401305

SR: 11
Beginner

Basic Scales

SR: 11~8 min
Beginner

Flower of Scotland

SR: 11~2 min
Beginner

3-4 Cp #2

SR: 11
Beginner

3-4 Cp #1

SR: 11
Beginner

Circus of Mirrored Intervals

SR: 11
Beginner

Preparing for Iron Horse

SR: 11
Beginner

Over in the Meadow Warm Up

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Steigermarsch (Glück Auf Glück Auf)

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Drei Chinesen Mit Dem Kontrabass

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Mirrored Intervals

SR: 12
Beginner

LH Warm Up in F

SR: 12~2 min
Beginner

LH Warm Up in G

SR: 12~2 min
Beginner

RH Warm Up in F

SR: 12~2 min
Beginner

RH Warm Up in G

SR: 12~2 min
Beginner

Weihnachtslieder in C-Dur und A-Moll

SR: 12~4 min
Beginner

Clock Tower

SR: 12
Beginner

401308

SR: 12
Beginner

Hot Cross Buns

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Was Soll Das Bedeuten?

SR: 12~1 min
Beginner

Mistletoe and Wine

SR: 13~3 min
Beginner

401315

SR: 13
Beginner

A Summer Song

SR: 13~3 min
Beginner

Mary Ann

SR: 13~2 min
Beginner

March

SR: 13
Beginner

Main Chord Progressions - Key of C

SR: 13~2 min
Beginner

Iron Horse

SR: 14
Beginner

Russian Melody

SR: 14~1 min
Beginner

Horse's Brawl

SR: 14~3 min
Beginner

Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen

SR: 14~2 min
Beginner

Eran Cien Ovejas

SR: 14~8 min
Beginner

William James Kirkpatrick

Words and Music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Arranged by Fred Kern

Words and Music by Tom Glazer Arranged by Phillip Keveren

Words by Norman Gimbel Music by Charles Fox

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