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to sightsing

to sightsing

9.9
Sing from sheet music without having seen it before
  • verb
  • Specialized
translation icon : cantar a primera vista
  • Students are required to sightsing new sheet music every week in class.

Examples

  • At her audition, she was asked to sightsing a challenging melody.

  • He can sightsing complex choral works with remarkable accuracy.

  • She loves to sightsing at the choir rehearsals.

  • They often sightsing new compositions during practice.

  • At her audition, she was asked to sightsing a challenging melody.

  • He can sightsing complex choral works with remarkable accuracy.

  • Students are required to sightsing new sheet music every week in class.

Synonyms

to sight-read
vsto sightsing
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Play music from written notes without practicing it first

is focused on vocal performance rather than general instrumental performing
to sight-sing
vsto sightsing
  • Specialized
8.5

Use your voice to perform a piece of written music the first time without practice

is the unhyphenated form of the same idea
to sightread
vsto sightsing
  • Specialized
7.9

Play a piece of music from written notes without practicing first

is specifically about doing this with the voice rather than any instrument

Surface Forms

sightsing infinitive
sightsinging present participle
sightsings third person singular
sightsang past
sightsung past participle

Morphology

sightsing = sight + sing (transparent) = sight + sing

A straightforward compound 'sight' + 'sing' meaning 'to sing from written music', which B1 learners who know 'sight' and 'sing' can readily infer.

Etymology

Sightsing comes from the two simple parts sight and sing, where sight means 'seeing' and sing means 'to sing'. So, sightsing means 'to sing while reading the music for the first time', which is why it describes singing a piece you have not practiced.