Joe, I sight read fairly well. I was classically trained, although play mainly jazz & pop these days. I also played a lot of Scott Joplin's music at one stage (and still do from time to time).

One thing I find is that I generally read about one bar ahead of what I play. I'm not sure if others do this too. I think Raymb1 is a pretty good reader. Maybe he'll chip in with his technique. Ray, you there?

Maybe it was the complexity of reading complex syncopated phrasings that made me read ahead of what I was playing - not sure. Occasionally I'll be playing ragtime with the assistance of a page turner. I nod my head for them to turn the page and they say "but you still haven't played that last bar yet!"

Trev

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