sight-read (s t r d )v. sight-read (-r  d), sight-read·ing, sight-reads v.tr. To read or perform (music, for example) without preparation or prior acquaintance. v.intr. To read or perform something on sight without preparation or prior acquaintance. sight -reader n. |
sight-read [ˈsaɪtˌriːd]
vb -reads, -reading, -read [-ˌrɛd]
(Music, other) to sing or play (music in a printed or written form) without previous preparation
sight-reader n
sight-reading n
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| Verb | 1. | sight-read - perform music from a score without having seen the score before; "He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" sight-sing, sightsing - sing from a score without having seen it before; "This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces" |
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