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Re: LinnStrument: Playing without looking at hands (Sightreading)
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:35 pm
by Zass2X
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Hi all,
Complete newbie to music here, with my first Linn 200. I've been very interested in learning to sightread. I've been using the wonderful and free "354 Reading Exercises in C Position" by Michael Kravchuk to practice. It starts with very simple C-E-G sequences, and gradually adds more complexity:
https://michaelkravchuk.com/sight-readi ... -kravchuk/ (https://michaelkravchuk.com/sight-reading-354-reading-exercises-in-c-position-by-michael-kravchuk/)
I've also been using this exercise from tonesavvy. This quizzes you on individual notes, and it connects to your midi device so it can tell you directly if you pressed the right key on your Linn. You can change the settings to have it quiz you on as few or as many notes as you want.
https://tonesavvy.com/music-practice-ex ... ame-grand/ (https://tonesavvy.com/music-practice-exercise/13/piano-key-note-identification-game-grand/)
Re: LinnStrument: Playing without looking at hands (Sightreading)
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 9:42 am
by FranklyFlawless
Are you using the 4ths String or Midimech layout?
Re: LinnStrument: Playing without looking at hands (Sightreading)
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:23 pm
by Zass2X
FranklyFlawless wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2025 9:42 am
Are you using the 4ths String or Midimech layout?
I am using midimech.
Re: LinnStrument: Playing without looking at hands (Sightreading)
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 7:58 pm
by FranklyFlawless
Okay, well the last subject I mentioned during the end of the December monthly Zoom meeting was about the Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display:
In terms of technology assistance, the idea is to utilize midair haptics to determine finger placement above the playing surface during note scans. The proprietary variant is called Ultraleap:
One of many issues I am facing is playing without looking at my hands, so I have been developing an ergonomic keyboard playing position framework in order to consistently perform improvisations without visual dependency. The biggest hurdle at the moment is note scanning, so my current strategy is always keeping a finger from one hand on the playing surface as a point of reference. It is challenged by difficult-to-access (simultaneous) intervals dependent on the finger and hand used as well as lack of rest notes during the performances themselves due to this approach.