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Hi,
I apologize for my ignorance but what do you mean by 'drill' ? What do you practice ?

Vince

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Great links guys. Here is a practice tool I like.

http://www.jaydemusica.com/

The same way you get to Carnagie hall, Practice, Practice, Practice. A lot of practice. It will come but it takes a while to internalize it, but if you keep at it you will and then you won't need to "calculate."

By 'drill' I mean practice - repetition. Getting to where reading the individual notes doesn't require thought.

For example when you read this sentence, you probably don't give thought to each individual letter, because at a glance you can read the entire word.

I can do that, pretty much without thinking about "what note is this" up to 3 leger lines above and below both staffs. Of course, my brain can do that. My fingers haven't a clue and prefer to select random notes.

Today you might have to count lines and spaces every time. Tomorrow there might be one you recognize instantly, then there will be another. It just takes time and repetition, until you recognize the note and don't have to stop and examine its position. It does help to make sure that the music you are working with is printed very clearly and not too small too read easily.

You'll get there.