Reading: The art of sight-reading: Influence of practice, playing tempo, complexity and cognitive skills on the eye–hand span in pianists

Stephanie Rosemann, Eckart Altenmüller and Manfred Fahle (2015) Psychology of Music 1–16 DOI: 10.1177/0305735615585398

Main point: eye-hand span (EHS) is how far can one look ahead while sight-reading. “EHS seems to be characteristic for each musician, is developed over years of practice and is relatively independent of a short practice phase.” More complex scores are harder to read, especially at higher tempi. Big surprise :) Oh, btw N=9

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