For teachers and parents

Setting sight-reading homework, teaching children to read music, and choosing the right tools for your pupils.

A SightReader assignment showing which pupils have finished, started, and not begun, with a tick for each piece passed

7 August 2026 · 7 min read

How to set sight-reading homework in SightReader

A walkthrough of SightReader’s class tools for piano teachers: making a class, getting pupils in, setting pieces with a due date and a note, and seeing who practised before the next lesson.

Hands at the keys of an upright piano, in black and white

10 July 2026 · 5 min read

The best sight-reading app for piano teachers

What a piano teacher needs from a sight-reading app (assigning real repertoire, tracking practice between lessons, generating exercises in the lesson) and which tool does which.

A mother and her young child sitting together at an upright piano, playing the keys

13 June 2026 · 8 min read

How to teach a child piano sight reading

To teach a child piano sight reading, build a short daily routine they enjoy rather than leaning on rewards or pressure. Here’s how to make it stick.