Re: Why you should learn to read

"Jim Carr" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Steve Freides wrote:

You're a rebel without a clue. Music reading is more a _business_ skill
than a _musical_ one? GMAFB.

When, exactly, are musicians asked to sight-read, meaning read a piece
cold and play it at the same time, other than as part of a business
transaction? The only other situations that come to mind are *some*
auditions (where sight reading is required for the gig anyway) and the
sight-reading contests some people talked about.

Well it sure is handy if you compose music, especially of the
instrumental variety, and want other musicians to play it with you.
Sometimes you want another instrument to play your line and, since saxophone
tabs aren't very popular right now, notation is pretty helpful. I'm not
good enough to write out most of my melodies without some help but having
the song all written out sure is useful, even if it's just to play for fun
or something to throw out to friends when they stop by to jam.
There's also that whole 'learning music' side of things. My hobby
lately has been working out of a piano songbook and damned if there isn't a
single bass tab in there! Do you think I should just throw the book away,
or ask somebody who can read to tab it all out for me so I can learn it? Or
maybe it's not worth learning if nobody on Craigslist is willing to pay for
it.
How about this Jim: When, exactly, are you asked to drive except for
commercial shipping and transportation? If you don't work in that industry
it seems like a big waste of time. In any major city in America you can
ride the bus, take the train, or do what many of us in the Northwest do and
ride a bicycle. Unless you work for a Taxi service or perhaps a hotel
chain's airport shuttle service I don't see why anybody would bother
learning to drive a car.
-Jonathan


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