Shambles, wish they had said that about Bill Clinton......

Catters,

You can look at reading music this way. You can see musical ideas. Kinda' like learning to read in a language. If you know harmonic theory, you can take a tune apart and understand it better.

But to rely on that for a musician is like a bird trying to fly with one wing.

There are times when reading is appropriate and sometimes a hindrance.

For instance, in a jazz jam session, reading doesn't work. It's like being in a play where the actor doesn't know his/her lines.

OTOH you can pick up a tune faster if you know how to read. You might not be able to play it better though. For that, you gotta' do lots of listening.

I think each function uses a different part of the brain.

Frank Hamilton