* AN APPROACH BASED ON SELF-LEARNING AND RECOGNITION OF RHYTHMIC AND MELODIC PATTERNS. * ORIGINAL TUNES, RATHER THAN ABSTRACT SIGHT-READING EXERCISES. * 214 CAREFULLY GRADED PIECES IN A RANGE OF MUSICAL STYLES. * EIGHT SECTIONS RANGING FROM PREFACE - TO THE PUPIL: WHY SIGHT-READING? - SECTION 1: OPEN STRINGS - SECTION 2: OPEN STRINGS IN 2-, 3- AND 4-TIME - SECTION 3: ADDING THE 2ND FINGER - SECTION 4: USING THE 3RD FINGER IN MAJOR KEYS - SECTION 5: NEW KEYS: F MAJOR, BB MAJOR AND EB MAJ