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Review mistakes after a run of a Schytte study: one wrong note is ringed on the score, with “You played E5 instead of F5” and the habit “F was played as E 3 times”
25 October 2026 · 9 min read

October at SightReader: review your mistakes, practise the hard bars

Step through every mistake after you play, practise just the bars you find hard, learn notes, scales and chords level by level, and find your way round a simpler, faster app. October at SightReader in one post.

The Lessons path in SightReader: Initial and Grade 1 complete, Grade 2 next up, and Grade 3 locked below
24 September 2026 · 5 min read

September at SightReader: lessons, studies and a weekly quiz

Lessons that teach you to read from the very first note, a hand-picked shelf of classic piano studies, a weekly theory quiz and a gentler mode for beginners. September at SightReader in one post.

The four parts of SightReader: Lessons, Exercises, Library and warm-ups, laid out as cards
1 September 2026 · 10 min read

How to use SightReader: a practice routine that works

Reading and Skills: what each part of SightReader is for, which ones move you up a level on their own, and a ten-minute daily routine that ties them together.

SightReader open on a tablet, showing a Schytte study with the notes just played marked green
21 August 2026 · 7 min read

A big month for SightReader: apps, rhythm and exercises

The iOS and Android apps launched, Pitch & Rhythm mode arrived, Exercises started writing new sight-reading on demand, and microphone mode is nearly here. A month of SightReader in one post.

A completed SightReader exercise with noteheads coloured green for in time, blue for early, yellow for late and red for missed
31 July 2026 · 3 min read

SightReader can now hear your rhythm

SightReader now checks your timing as well as your notes. Turn on the metronome for Pitch & Rhythm mode: play with the beat, see early and late notes at a glance, and get a rhythm score for every attempt.

An oil-painting-style split image: the green Android robot on the left and the white Apple logo on the right, joined by a bridge running into the distance.
20 July 2026 · 2 min read

SightReader is now on iOS and Android

The SightReader native apps are live on the App Store and Google Play, bringing real hardware MIDI to iPad and iPhone, where the browser never could.

A close-up of musical notation on a sheet of paper
29 May 2026 · 8 min read

How to export MusicXML from MuseScore, Sibelius, Finale, and Dorico

A no-nonsense guide to exporting MusicXML from every major notation app, plus what to do with the file once you have it.