sight-readverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈsaɪt.riːd/us/ˈsaɪt.riːd/to play or sing written music the first time you see it
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Playing music
- accompaniment
- accompany
- busk
- chop
- conduct
- fiddle
- fingering
- improvisation
- interpreter
- jam
- music
- perform
- raise the roof idiom
- serenade
- strike
- strum
- swell
- tap sth out
- tickle the ivories idiom
- tune
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Writing, reading & studying music
sight-reader
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsaɪtˌriː.dər/us/ˈsaɪtˌriː.dɚ/
She's an expert sight-reader.
sight-reading
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsaɪtˌriː.dɪŋ/us/ˈsaɪtˌriː.dɪŋ/