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Quest for the Sunstone

A free oboe piece at Level 1 for practising steps and skips. Print it, play along at three speeds, and share it with your students.

When to use this piece

Use it when a student reads well by step but hesitates on skips, or to build interval reading.

How to practise it

  1. Find every skip of a third in the score and name both notes.
  2. Play the skips slowly, saying 'line to line' or 'space to space'.
  3. Play along at 60%, then increase the speed.
Teacher tip. Thirds jump line to line or space to space. Have the student spot that pattern before they play a note.

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