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By Adnan Chaabi, founder of MasterPiano. Updated .
Both hands together. Beginner, ABRSM ≈ Grade 1. Keys C, G, F, D.
Exercises
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Practice sight reading with feedback, freeLevel 16, Beginner · ABRSM ≈ Grade 1 · Hands together
Look over each exercise for 30 seconds, count one bar in, then play to the end without stopping.
1.C major, 3/4
2.G major, 2/4
3.F major, 4/4
4.D major, 3/4
5.C major, 4/4
6.G major, 3/4
Sight reading improves with a steady supply of music you have never seen, at a level you can play without stopping. Each worksheet gives you that: short exercises at one level, new every time you press New worksheet.
The worksheets cover Levels 1 to 38 of MasterPiano's 1 to 100 scale, from first notes to pieces of about ABRSM Grade 2 to 3. Each level keeps everything from the levels before it. Exercises are 8 bars long, except 4 bars at Levels 1 and 4.
| Level | New at this level | Hands | Shortest note | Largest step | Chords | Keys (major) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1Starter, ABRSM Pre-Grade 1 | First notes: C, D and E, one hand at a time | One at a time | Halves | A 2nd | None | C | 4/4 |
| Level 4Starter, ABRSM Pre-Grade 1 | Five-finger C position with quarter notes | One at a time | Quarters | A 2nd | None | C | 4/4, 2/4 |
| Level 8Starter, ABRSM Pre-Grade 1 | Skips of a third in C, G and F positions | One at a time | Quarters | A 3rd | None | C, G, F | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 |
| Level 12Beginner, ABRSM ≈ Grade 1 | Eighth notes, rests, ties and dynamics | One at a time | Eighths | A 5th | None | C, G, F | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 |
| Level 16Beginner, ABRSM ≈ Grade 1 | Both hands together | Together | Eighths | A 5th | None | C, G, F, D | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 |
| Level 20Beginner, ABRSM ≈ Grade 1 | Two-note chords | Together | Eighths | A 5th | Up to 2 notes | C, G, F, D | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 |
| Level 25Elementary, ABRSM ≈ Grade 1–2 | Leaving five-finger position, accidentals, sixteenth notes | Together | Sixteenths | A 6th | Up to 2 notes | C, G, F, D, B-flat | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 |
| Level 30Elementary, ABRSM ≈ Grade 1–2 | Wider range, three sharps or flats, 6/8 | Together | Sixteenths | A 6th | Up to 2 notes | C, G, F, D, B-flat, A, E-flat | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8 |
| Level 33Developing, ABRSM ≈ Grade 2–3 | Octave leaps and three-note chords | Together | Sixteenths | Octave | Up to 3 notes | C, G, F, D, B-flat, A, E-flat | 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 |
| Level 38Developing, ABRSM ≈ Grade 2–3 | Keys with up to four sharps or flats | Together | Sixteenths | Octave | Up to 3 notes | C, G, F, D, B-flat, A, E-flat, E, A-flat | 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8 |
Grades show the ABRSM grade of pieces a pianist at each level can read at sight. Sight-reading is worth 21 of the 150 marks in an ABRSM piano grade exam, and candidates get half a minute to look through the test before playing it.
Sources: ABRSM Piano Practical Grades syllabus 2025 & 2026 (marking and sight-reading parameters); The Royal Conservatory Piano Syllabus, 2022 Edition (sight reading requirements).
Yes. You can make, print and share as many worksheets as you like, with no account. The only branding is a small masterpiano.com line at the bottom of the page.
Yes. Press Print or save as PDF, then choose Save as PDF as the printer. Three exercises fit on one page and six on two, on A4 or US Letter paper.
Choose a level where you can play the exercises slowly without stopping. If you stop more than twice in eight bars, go down a level. If every exercise feels easy, go up one. Most pianists sight-read well below the level of the pieces they practice.
Each level shows the ABRSM grade of the pieces a pianist at that level can usually sight-read: Levels 1 to 10 come before Grade 1, Levels 11 to 20 match about Grade 1, 21 to 30 Grades 1 to 2, and 31 to 40 Grades 2 to 3. ABRSM's sight-reading tests use simpler music than exam pieces of the same grade. In the tests the hands play together from Grade 2 and leave five-finger position from Grade 3, which these worksheets introduce at Levels 16 and 25.
Yes. Press Copy link for students. The link holds the level and the worksheet number, so everyone who opens it sees the same exercises. Students can then press New worksheet for more at that level.
A program writes them, following fixed rules for each level: note range, rhythms, largest interval, chords, keys and how the hands work together. It is the exercise generator behind MasterPiano's generated sight-reading drills, so every worksheet is new.
Graded pieces with real-time feedback, from Grade 1 to Grade 8.
Ten techniques that make new music easier to read.
Short, practical habits for your next practice session.
What each exam grade asks for and how to prepare.
Real pieces at Grade 1 to read after the worksheets.
Notes, clefs, rhythms and key signatures from the start.
Practice sight reading in MasterPiano with a MIDI keyboard or your microphone, at a level that grows with you.
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