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Do you understand the basics of piano sheet music, but still feel stuck with sight reading?
It's time to become the sight reader
you've always wanted to be.
The course runs June 4 - July 30,
with live Zoom trainings on Tuesdays at 1 pm & 6 pm
Eastern Time (1 hour each).
Come to either session!
Replays available.
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of the next available course:
Dave L.
"My feelings about reading sheet music have transformed:
from dread, confusion, uncertainty, and anguish --
to eagerness, clarity, certainty, and fun.
This has opened exciting new possibilities in music for me!
Truly the best value in music education I've received."
Sight Reading Spark
The course runs June 4 - July 30,
with live Zoom classes on Tuesdays
at 1 pm & 6 pm Eastern Time
(1 hour each).
Come to either session! Replays available.
Do you understand the basics of piano sheet music, but still feel stuck with sight reading?
If you have an instrument
and 10 minutes a day...
It's time to become the sight reader you've always
wanted to be.
"Truly the best value in music education I've received. My feelings about reading sheet music have transformed from dread, confusion, uncertainty, and anguish, to eagerness, clarity, certainty, and fun. This opened exciting new possibilities in music for me!" --Dave L.
Unlock your sight reading:
The key is at your fingertips.
You've played piano for years.
You understand sheet music, but struggle with sight reading.
You could follow the usual sight reading advice:
"Just do it a lot."
But remember:
to truly develop a skill, it's not what you do that matters...
It's HOW you do it!
So, how do great
sight readers do it?
ALL great sight readers have one unique ability, which is largely kept secret.
This is their "magic" -- how they bring new pieces to life,
on the spot.
What is it?
The ability to move accurately, all over the keyboard, by feel.
That's why great sight readers don't need to look down much.
They see the music,
and BOOM! -- move their hands to play it -- without looking down.
By keeping their eyes on the page, they can read it with speed, accuracy, and flow.
You can learn to do this, too.
The reason you haven't yet?
No one has shown you how!
You can learn to sight read
like a pro:
to skip the frustration of stop-and-start practicing...
and get straight to the music.
Spark your skills.
What's the best way to develop this ability?
Step by step...
Through sequenced trainings and games,
to master the essential skills for sight reading by feel:
"I really loved these games. They made me want to practice... I feel so much more freedom on the keys. I feel more connected to the music."
-- Susanne T.
Is Sight Reading Spark right for you?
Yes, IF one or more apply:
- You want to learn music quickly, by developing your sight reading.
- You understand the basics of sheet music notation (you can figure out note names and basic rhythms), but you still struggle
with sight reading.
- You’ve sat at the piano, looking at sheet music,
wishing you could bring it to life right away.
- You recently came back to piano after years away,
and want to "jumpstart" your sight reading.
- You frequently look
down at the keys
while sight reading.
- You'd like the world
of piano music to
open up for you!
"Completely different approach that concentrates on getting a high level of keyboard geography trained into the brain before adding layer after layer of extra detail. Easily the biggest jump in sight reading for me." -- Jules H.
Everything you need
to succeed.
For 10 years, I've honed this program with my students, to create the roadmap that truly works.
Now, you can skip hundreds of hours of frustration, trial and error, and go straight to real sight reading skill with:
Step-By-Step
Trainings & Games
Averaging 10 minutes each,
these are designed for daily breakthroughs.
Watch at your convenience.
Keep them for life!
Live Coaching
Learn the details that
make the difference, including piano technique principles to unlock
sight reading ease, speed,
and flow.
Enjoy a fun group atmosphere,
and get all your questions answered!
Core Skills Generator
Your virtual sight reading gym.
Customizable exercises to build
your SPARK muscles!
Sight Reading Spark
eBook
100+ pages of training
summaries and exercises
to sharpen your skills,
at your own pace.
Community
+ Support, 24/7
Ask questions,
share progress,
and connect with others
on the journey in our
private Facebook group!
Daily breakthroughs
in 10 minutes or less.
COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 1:
Get a Feel for Your
Sight Reading Potential
Welcome & Preparation:
Your First Steps
"Light Up" Your Fingertips
How to Find Any Key Quickly,
By Feel
WEEK 2:
Empower Your Potential
How to "Chunk" Notes, by Feel
Harness the Power of Positions
10x Your Fingertips' "Teamwork"
WEEK 3:
Stoke Your Certainty
Fearlessly Land
in the Ledger Lines!
Expand Each
Fingertip's Awareness
Beyond a Single Key
A Core Skills Workout
WEEK 4:
Jumpstart Your Speed
Practice with "Sparks"
to Quickly Recognize Shapes
Spark Intervals
The Power of Connecting
Two Beats at a Time
WEEK 5:
Stay Grounded and Grow
Anchors Review +
Grand Staff Workout
Spark Chords
"Strong" Anchors,
the 6th Handspan,
& Beyond
WEEK 6:
Spark Your Sight Reading!
The Key to Mastery
How to Learn
New Sheet Music Quickly,
Using the 5 Core Skills
Train Like a Great Athlete
& Graduation Celebration!
WEEK 7:
Mastery Workshop
How to Keep Making Fantastic Progress On Your Own,
Long After the Program
"I've been learning to play the piano for the last couple of years, using a variety of online materials. All of these recommend keeping your eyes on the score and off the keyboard; however, very few explain how this skill is to be achieved. David has developed a detailed and carefully thought-out program to help increase your confidence while sight reading material for the first time. I can thoroughly recommend it!" -- John H.
Enroll to expand your musical horizons and discover great pieces,
at your fingertips!
"Before I started these games, I had to keep looking down at my fingers. I find now that it’s much easier to go from one position to another [without looking down]. I’ve also started reading more by intervals, which I always found really difficult. I just can’t recommend these games highly enough; they’re fantastic!" --Joy A.
Risk-Free,
Satisfaction Guarantee:
If you're unsatisfied for any reason, receive a full refund within 30 days of purchase.
"I have never in my life made such progress. I'm totally astounded at the difference. It's unbelievable!" -- Linda
"It's like nothing out there."
-- Jules
"It's been fabulous for me as a pianist.
It's transformed my teaching studio too."
-- Cindy
"Can't recommend it enough.
It transformed my attitude about
sight reading." -- Dave Lin
"I'm sight reading better than I ever dreamed of."
-- Roger
"Really helpful, and the tools are excellent."
-- Siew Khing
"Well worth the money,
and well worth the time."
-- Yvette
"I can see consistent and clear progress, and it's much more fun than how I was practicing before."
-- Joanne
"This has really worked for me.
You have to drill it, you have to work it,
but it's really, really worth it."
-- Wyn
"This is a detailed and carefully thought-out program to increase your confidence in sight-reading."
-- John
"This has given me an "internal GPS",
which helps me to move within the score."
-- Jack
"Bit by bit, sight-reading became
easier for me."
-- Luscinda
2025 by David Holter
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Unlock your sight reading:
The key is at your fingertips.
You've played piano for years.
You understand sheet music, but struggle with sight reading.
You could follow the usual sight reading advice, "Just do it a lot."
But remember:
to truly develop a skill, it's not what you do that matters...
It's HOW you do it!
It
So, how do great sight readers do it?
ALL great sight readers have one unique ability,
which is largely kept secret.
This is their "magic" -- how they bring
new pieces to life, on the spot.
What is it?
The ability to move accurately,
all over the keyboard, by feel.
That's why great sight readers don't need to look down much.
They see the music, and BOOM! -- move their hands to play it,
without looking down.
By keeping their eyes on the page,
they can read it with speed, accuracy, and flow.
You can learn to do this, too.
The reason you haven't yet?
No one has shown you how!
You can learn to sight read like a pro:
to skip the frustration of stop-and-start practicing...
and get straight to the music.
an
Spark your skills.
What's the best way to develop this ability?
Step-by-step...
Through sequenced trainings and games,
to master the essential skills for sight reading by feel:
"I really loved these games.
They made me want to practice.
I feel so much more freedom on the keys --
I feel more connected to the music."
Susanne T.
Is Sight Reading Spark right for you?
Yes, IF one or more apply:
- You want to learn music quickly,
by developing your sight reading.
- You understand the basics of sheet music notation
(you can figure out note names and simple rhythms),
but you still struggle with sight reading.
- You recently came back to the piano after years away,
and want to "jumpstart" your sight reading.
- You’ve sat at the piano, looking at sheet music,
wishing you could bring it to life right away!
- You frequently look down at the keys while sight reading.
- You'd like the world of piano music to open up for you!
"Completely different approach that concentrates on getting a high level of keyboard geography trained into the brain before adding layer after layer of extra detail. Easily the biggest jump in sight reading for me." -- Jules H.
Everything you need to succeed.
For 10 years, I've honed this program with my students,
to create the roadmap that truly works.
Now, you can skip hundreds of hours of frustration, trial and error,
and get straight to real sight reading skill with:
Step-By-Step
Trainings & Games
Averaging 10 minutes in length,
these are designed for daily breakthroughs.
Watch at your convenience. Keep them for life!
Community + Support, 24/7
Ask questions, share breakthroughs,
and connect with others on the journey
in our private Facebook group!
Sight Reading Spark eBook
100+ pages of training summaries
and exercises to sharpen your skills,
at your own pace.
"By far the best method I've found for increasing my sight reading skills." -- Wyn G.
Live Coaching
Learn the details that make the difference,
including piano technique principles to
unlock sight reading ease, speed, and flow.
Enjoy a fun group atmosphere,
and get all your questions answered!
Core Skills Generator
Your virtual Core Skills gym.
Customizable exercises to build
your Sight Reading SPARK muscles!
Enroll to expand your musical horizons and discover great pieces,
at your fingertips!
Daily breakthroughs in 10 minutes or less.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
WEEK 1:
Get a Feel for Your Sight Reading Potential
Welcome & Preparation: Your First Steps
"Light Up" Your Fingertips
How to Find Any Key Quickly, By Feel
WEEK 2:
Empower Your Potential
How to "Chunk" Notes, by Feel
Harness the Power of Positions
10x Your Fingertips' "Teamwork"
WEEK 3:
Stoke Your Certainty
Fearlessly Land in the Ledger Lines!
Expand Each Fingertip's Awareness
Beyond a Single Key
A Core Skills Workout
WEEK 4:
Jumpstart Your Speed
Practice with "Sparks"
to Quickly Recognize Shapes
Spark Intervals
The Power of Connecting
Two Beats at a Time
WEEK 5:
Stay Grounded and Grow
Anchors Review +
Grand Staff Workout
Spark Chords
"Strong" Anchors,
the 6th Handspan,
& Beyond
WEEK 6:
Spark Your Sight Reading!
The Key to Mastery
How to Learn New Sheet Music Quickly,
Using the 5 Core Skills
Train Like a Great Athlete
& Graduation Celebration
WEEK 7:
Mastery Workshop
How to Keep Making Fantastic Progress
On Your Own, Long After the Program
"I've been learning to play the piano for the last couple of years, using a variety of online materials. All of these recommend keeping your eyes on the score and off the keyboard; however, very few explain how this skill is to be achieved. This is a detailed and carefully thought-out program to help increase your confidence while sight reading material for the first time. I can thoroughly recommend it!" -- John H.
Risk-Free,
Satisfaction Guarantee:
If you're unsatisfied for any reason,
receive a full refund by Day 20 of the program.
PLUS...
You'll get the Core Skills Generator:
a customizable software program designed
to target and train your SPARK skills
to ever higher levels...
and you'll have it for life!
You'll get the complimentary
Sight Reading Spark Handbook:
Over 100 pages of step-by-step training
in these essential SPARK skills!
Enjoy summaries of each video training
and additional exercises.
You'll also receive membership in the private
Sight Reading Spark Facebook group.
Stay engaged and motivated as part of a community
of sight readers on the same journey as you!
Ignite Your Sight Reading
DASHBOARD
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Sight Reading SPARK
is coming up!
You've gotten a feel for these skills.
Now master them.
Sight Reading Spark
runs October 16 to December 11,
and includes:
50 Step-By-Step Video Trainings & Games
Averaging 10 minutes in length, these are ideal for
day-to-day practice.
Watch them at your convenience.
Keep them for life.
Weekly 1-Hour
Live Coaching / Q&A
Mondays at 1:00 pm, EDT,
plus one alternate time
based on participants' timezones.
Feel free to attend one
or both weekly sessions.
Replays available
when you can't attend live.
Sight Reading Spark
e-Handbook
100+ pages of training summaries and exercises.
Coming Soon!
Core Skills Generator
Enjoy endless, customizable exercises and build your sight reading muscles with this virtual
Core Skills "Gym".
This software will be released
to all course members,
then continually updated.
Membership in the
Sight Reading Spark
Community
Share breakthroughs and cheer on classmates in the private
Sight Reading Spark
Facebook group.
Any time you have a question,
ask it here and I (David) will
answer you, often that same day!
Remarkable Value
The course price is 597 USD.
To thank you for being a member
of the Ignite Your Sight Reading Workshop, here's my gift to you.
Use the code
IGNITE
to get ALL of this for
297 USD.
Yes, seriously. A 1-time payment!
This is hands down the
BEST value package
I've ever offered for this course.
The code expires soon:
on October 12
at exactly 11:59 pm, EDT.
The Sight Reading Spark course
runs October 16 to December 11,
and includes:
50 Step-By-Step Video Trainings & Games
Averaging 10 minutes in length, these are ideal
for day-to-day practice. Watch at your convenience.
Keep them for life.
Weekly 1-Hour Live Coaching / Q&A
Mondays at 1:00 pm, EDT, plus one alternate time
based on participants' timezones.
Feel free to attend one or both weekly sessions.
Replays available if you can't attend live.
Sight Reading Spark e-Handbook
100+ pages of training summaries and exercises.
Coming Soon!
Core Skills Generator
Your virtual Core Skills gym.
Customize exercises to build your sight reading muscles.
This software will be released to all
course members, then continually updated.
Membership in the
Sight Reading Spark Community
Share breakthroughs and connect with others on the journey
in the private Sight Reading Spark Facebook group.
Any time you have a question, ask it here
and I (David) will help you -- often that same day!
