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Exams/Sight-reading/Trinity · Grade 1

Sight-reading

A short test of around eight bars, simple keys, hands in five-finger positions. Trinity offers a sight-reading or improvisation choice — sight-reading is the more traditional path.

Practice tips for this grade

  • If you choose sight-reading over improvisation, prepare the workbook regularly.

  • Build the habit of preparing-then-playing. Don't dive straight in.

  • Keep the pulse — if you stop, the test cannot be properly assessed.

Trinity — other grades

Trinity Grade 1 piano sight-reading — Bristol Piano