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From:  Mike & Vicki Bryant <mbryant@f...>
Mike & Vicki Bryant <mbryant@f...>
Date:  Fri May 11, 2001  6:54 pm
Subject:  Re: Sight reading IS important


David Grogan asked:
tyc> There is a part of this discussion that interests me a lot. I would like
to
vtyc> see how many of you who consider yourselves to be good sight-readers (I
do)
vtyc> have trouble with memorization (again, I do!). Have there been any
studies
vtyc> on this phenomenon, and is there really a correlation?

If there is a correlation, it doesn't always follow. I am extremely
good at both sight reading and at memorizing; I have gotten referrals
as a last minute substitute for both solo and choral work because
people know I can pull it off. :)

Vicki Bryant
Naperville, IL



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