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From: "Nande" <denanny@h...>
"Nande" <denanny@h...>
Date: Sat May 12, 2001 6:35 am
Subject: [vocalist] Re: Sight-reading IS important

Hi James, Maybe I should have mentioned that I'm still trying to find out where I stand on this. I was more or less writing down my thoughts. And as I said, I do really feel that reading music is important! BTW, you're so right about the blues/jazz thing. I clearly used the wrong example.... :-)) Nande --- In vocalist-temporary@y..., "stjames" <vocalist-temporary@y..., "stjames" < > > In my opinion, it is the same with music. Sure, when you can read the > > notes etc. and therefore get a pretty good picture of the composer's > > intentions, that's a definite plus. But I do not think it's all that > > necessary. > > What about all those greatly gifted jazz and blues musicians? There > > are lots of people in that league with no reading skills whatsoever. > > And they're definitely being considered serious musicians. > > James here.... > > Jazz and Blues is often not written out or just progressions in a fake book. > Good luck trying to make it is classical without > reading music. > > james