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09-14-2006, 09:34 PM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
This really isn't a way to start a thread in the Lounge, but I do have something to say about this, so maybe I can pull it on track.
I am a musician who can't read music. More correctly, I can read guitar chords, but not sheet music. I also know several people (including my wife) who can read and play music. People that play by ear can generally improvise easily and jam, pick up songs roughly but quickly, and get it done. People that read are often (though not always) not able to play without either reading the music, or memorising it for a performance. So in a sense, musicians who can't read music play more freely, and more relaxed, and I suspect some people prefer that to a more formal sound. 
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09-14-2006, 11:52 PM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
i dont think it's nearly that simple.
occasionally you do run into exceptional musicians that don't read or know theory. Nirvana were an amazing band. same with the Ramones. and you have a ton of african/asian/indian music which is not written down but is extremely intricate on the other hand you have bach, beethoven, fiona apple, pink floyd, rage against the machine, and about a million more musicians who possess a certain degree of formal education....and they're amazing too.
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09-15-2006, 12:22 AM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
The true absolute best musicians can read music and play by ear both. Once you get to a certain point in reading music you realize that the next step is developing your musical ear. This is what separates the good musicians from the amazing ones.
It is also true the other way around. You can get pretty far playing completely by ear, but if you take the time to learn the theory behind music it will give you more tools to work with and will make you more creative in the end.
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09-15-2006, 10:04 AM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
[ QUOTE ]
The true absolute best musicians can read music and play by ear both. Once you get to a certain point in reading music you realize that the next step is developing your musical ear. This is what separates the good musicians from the amazing ones. It is also true the other way around. You can get pretty far playing completely by ear, but if you take the time to learn the theory behind music it will give you more tools to work with and will make you more creative in the end. [/ QUOTE ] yup. thread over. NT
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#8
09-15-2006, 05:45 PM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
i can only play sheet music and can't improve or paly by ear, it makes me sad
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#9
09-15-2006, 05:50 PM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
Bruiser
If you play guitar or piano, books along the line of 'play blues on the...' are great ways to start learning improvisation (Blues is a basic, easy-to-learn and very powerful improvisational method)
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#10
09-15-2006, 06:31 PM
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Re: \"Musicians who cannot read music play better than those that can\"
OP -
Two words: Dream Theater argument over
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