Gitche Gumee Rag (Larisa Migachyov) sight-read by Tom Brier while the composer watches

[Ragtimer95]

Wow....I just purchased Larisa's folio, so it should be on the way! What's Tom's secret to sight-reading so well? I mean, I can sight-read the secondo part in a duet. I can sight-read for flute, piccolo, and clarinet, but when I'm asked to sight-read for piano, my head just starts spinning...

Also, would it be possible to have Tom sight-read one of my rags?

[Keeper1st]

@Ragtimer95 Sure! I won't see him again until the summer probably, or late spring -- whenever the snow melts enough (once it starts snowing that is; right now it's just too cold to make the ride over but there's virtually no snow in the Sierra Nevada). Besides the fact that he's been sight-reading since he was 5, I think the one trick is not to look closely at every note -- just enough to get the melody line and know the chords, then fill in the rest based on that information.

[allendale1962]

I love it! I play Down Yonder with all the ferver you do on this neat Rag!! Check me out sometime!

[Keeper1st]

@allendale1962 I've been subscribed to your channel for some time!

[spitzfire1138]

Great performance of a great rag. So cool!

[Hrodulf]

Great rag & sight read!

[RagtimeFreak86]

That is so cool...

I was unaware Disc system players had the capability of recording.