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2-handed rhythm reading exercises are printed exercises with 2 separate rhythmic lines that one reads simultaneously. They can be printed various ways depending on the book, but basically you read both rhythmic lines at once, tapping one with each hand (one can also use notes on the piano). I found this amazingly helpful in developing hand independence, as well dual-track reading skills suitable for 2-staff piano music.

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but which books have these exercises? Sounds like something I should consider...

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Studying Rhythm is the motherlode of such exercises, though the price is high because it's a music textbook. I found up a much cheaper used copy of a past edition.

There also several interesting method books which contain such exercises. They seem to be a component of method books which take the approach of decomposing piano proficiency into sub-skills that the student can practice in isolation (an approach which I've found to work well for me).

One such book which focuses specifically on skills related to sight reading is You can Sight Read! by Lorina Havill, with the subtitle is "The Pleasures of Piano Sight Reading Through Keyboard Harmony and Technique". It has lots of interesting & challenging keyboard orientation drills, 2-handed rhythm reading exercises, practical harmony exercises to help recognize common patterns, as well as material to sight read and transpose.

There are other books with a similar range skills being worked on, but without the sight reading focus, and more emphasis on harmonization and improvisational skills. One is Keyboard Proficiency by Louise Guhl, which is piano method created to help non-piano music majors to develop all-purpose piano skills.

An easier approach with similar exercises is available here: Progressive Class Piano by Elmer Herema.

Thanks Tangleweeds, will check them out.

http://acrochenote.fr/piano.html

http://www.classical-sheet-music.eu/Easy_piano_music.html

http://www.easybyte.org/

http://www.take-a-piano-sheet-music-break.com/free-piano-collection-for-beginners.html

http://www.piano-play-it.com/beginner-piano-music.html

http://www.makingmusicfun.net/htm/printit_piano_sheet_music_index.htm


There is a site called "Ping´s Piano" but I can not find it now.