Philip Dewhurst – Director of Music, Cheadle Hulme School, Cheshire:
“This will prove an invaluable tool in teaching this essential skill. Two prototypes, please! One for my piano teacher, another for the peripatetic staff.”

Kate Miller – Piano Teacher writing in the Incorporated Society of Musicians magazine September 2007:

“Look out for (the) new electronic teaching aid, the Wessar, when it comes on to the market. It’s a brilliant gadget for forcing players to look ahead and keep going. I intend to buy one and lend it to some of my students for a week, after which they will surely be better and more enthusiastic readers!”

Harry Malpass – Piano Teacher and Examiner (South Yorkshire):
“Any aid to improve sight reading is to be welcomed. The Wessar … will be appealing because of its use of technology, something the young quickly relate to. It’s an exciting development, a great concept. I look forward to using it with my own pupils.”

David Sadler – Piano Teacher and Examiner (New Zealand):
“… an invaluable aid to students and teachers… why has no-one thought of this before? The secret to skilled sight-playing lies in being able to read well ahead and this ingenious device ensures you will.  … I wholeheartedly endorse the Wessar.”

Philip Munday – former Secretary of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music:
“ … educationally very sound.”

David Gaukroger – Piano Teacher and Examiner (Worcester):
“… obviously going to be extremely useful – I would use it with my pupils tomorrow!”

Jeffrey Wynn-Davies – Examiner & Director, Bury Music Service, Lancs.:
“For years, examiners have bemoaned the fact that sight reading is far too often regarded as a mechanical examination element – an exercise in simply reproducing as many correct notes as possible. Thank heavens, therefore, for the new Wessar, which will encourage teachers and candidates to think holistically and artistically about their sight reading. I shall encourage my staff to use this device as soon as it is available.”

Pupils of Elizabeth Cook – Piano Teacher (Sheffield):
“This was fun! …I like keeping ahead of the lights.” (Shaolu, age 12)

“I played some wrong notes but I kept going.” (Benjamin , age 10)

Mark Stringer – Director of Music and Performing Arts Examinations, Trinity College London & Director of Music, Westminster Central Hall:
“The Wessar will undoubtedly prove a valuable help and support to all musicians working to develop their sight-reading skills as it encourages the student to focus on one bar of music at a time, one of the key disciplines in acquiring this important skill.”

Anthony Gomes – Managing Director Furtados Ltd. and Trinity Guildhall Representative Mumbai, India:
“I know teachers in India are crying out for help of this sort.”

Bill Martin – Music School Consultant, Yamaha UK:
“When I first saw the prototype for the Wessar I was particularly struck by its simplicity of purpose and clarity of design. The manner in which it encourages the user not to stop… is spot on and will, I’m sure, boost the confidence of even the lowliest sight reader. I wish I’d had something like it in my first few years of learning the piano!”

Elizabeth Tipple – Violin Teacher (Sheffield):
“A fine teaching aid. It has novelty – being electronic the pupils will think it ‘cool’ and they will go for this. I would definitely use one in my teaching.”

David Ragsdale – former LEA Music Adviser:
“… will be a great boon to the hard-pressed peripatetic teacher in schools who has little time to spend on the ‘exam extras’ like sight reading.”

Dr. Julia Bishop – Recorder Teacher (Sheffield):
“… an excellent concept … something that has long been known to be needed
 … a foolproof way of fostering the essentials of sight reading.”

Barbara Twigg – Regional Instructor Yamaha Music Schools (South Yorkshire):
“I was very impressed with the Wessar and how easy it was to use. I’m sure it will be a great tool for developing sight reading skills in an effective, efficient yet above all fun way. Students will view the Wessar as a game and therefore will want to use it.”