Exams/Sight-reading/Trinity · Grade 8
Sight-reading
Up to thirty-two bars, full pianistic textures, polyphony, remote modulations, sometimes 20th-century idioms.
Practice tips for this grade
Treat the half-minute as a mini-analysis. Find the form.
Voice-lead inner parts — Trinity examiners are attuned to texture.
Continuity is non-negotiable. Sound the music, even if a pitch is wrong.