Piano Geography The Key to Effective Sight Reading Exercise 2 Five Fingers with a Sharp

Piano Geography - The Secret to Successful Sight Reading
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Through over 35 years of teaching experience on the piano, I have understood that one of the main hindrances to effective sight reading is poor “Piano Geography”. This is the ability to feel your way around the piano without looking at your hands. Be honest - when you sight read, are you continually looking at your hands? It’s something I call, "watching vertical tennis", where your eyes travel up and down between hand and book for virtually every note or chord. No wonder your sight reading is hesitant and lacking fluency.
Most students focus primarily on getting the notes the correct pitch at the expense of keeping the beat going. However, if you look at the ABRSM marking criteria for a sight reading test, the FIRST thing that is mentioned for a distinction is,
“Fluent, rhythmically accurate” (followed by “accurate notes / pitch / key”).