Re: Why you should learn to read

JimmyM wrote:
On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:36:27 -0500, Les Cargill
<lcargill99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ALL musical skill is primarily in demand in business situations.
There's no reason for any musical skill in normal day to day life.
Your inability to recognize that it's a fun way to better yourself as
a musician...I just don't get it.

He's not even arguing that. He's saying that sight reading is elitist.

It is. My price for sight reading gigs is way higher than for other
gigs ;)

But it certainly isn't something you have to be rich to do.

Uhhhhh.... this isn't a particularly financially denominated
"elitism"....

--
Les Cargill
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