Eye-Hand Span is not an Indicator of but a Strategy for Proficient Sight-Reading in Piano Performance.

ABSTRACT: Eye-hand span, i.e., the distance between a performer's fixation and execution of a note, has been regarded as a decisive indicator of performers' competence in sight-reading. However, integrated perspectives regarding the relationship between eye-hand span and sight-reading variables have been less discussed. The present study explored the process of sight-reading in terms of three domains and their interrelations. The domain indicators included musical complexity and playing tempo (musical domain), eye-hand span (cognitive domain), and performance accuracy (behavioural domain). Thirty professional pianists sight-read four musical pieces with two different complexities and playing tempi. We measured the participants' eye-hand span, evaluated their performance accuracy, and divided the par

SUBMITTER: Lim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6884463 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature