Sight-reading exercises with right-hand triads

What level 22 adds

The right hand plays I, IV and V triads in root position, as whole and half notes. The left hand holds one note per bar on the chord root.

What to watch for

• The same snowman shape as in level 19, now in the treble clef: three notes on three lines or in three spaces.
• Jumps between root-position chords: C to F to G moves the whole hand.
• Bass and chord agree: the left-hand note usually names the right-hand chord, which you can use as a check.

How to practise it

• Read the bottom note of each chord; fingers 1, 3 and 5 make the rest.
• Glance at the bass note: it tells you which chord to expect.
• Keep the wrist loose and drop into each chord, rather than placing finger by finger.

Each exercise is new music, written for this level by the same generator the app uses, so you can’t have learned it by ear. Read it once before you play, keep a steady beat, and play on through mistakes. Play it yourself checks your notes from a MIDI keyboard, the mouse or your computer keys, and Print gives you the music alone, to read at the piano.