Reading music,

[drummin4JC]

For the cats who think reading music isnt important...


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[AQS888]

For the cats who think reading music isnt important...


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I will admit, I never liked reading music, and I still don't. However, it's a VERY practical skill. For those of you trying to make a living off of this music ... uh, you open SOOO many door's for yourself by being able to read...

It's not to say that you won't be able to make a career of this without learning to read, but  ... obviously, the more you know & the more thing's you're proficient in ... the more valueable you become.

I, on the hand, am not trying to make a living off of music. To me, to feel obligated to take a gig take's the meaning out of why I chose to play music in the first place. However, the same may not be true for everybody.

[dude-on-drums]

I will admit, I never liked reading music, and I still don't. However, it's a VERY practical skill. For those of you trying to make a living off of this music ... uh, you open SOOO many door's for yourself by being able to read...

It's not to say that you won't be able to make a career of this without learning to read, but  ... obviously, the more you know & the more thing's you're proficient in ... the more valueable you become.

I, on the hand, am not trying to make a living off of music. To me, to feel obligated to take a gig take's the meaning out of why I chose to play music in the first place. However, the same may not be true for everybody.

Wow!  I thought I was the only one that felt that way!  Yeah man I know cats that do gigs, national acts and local, and the only thing on their mind is, how am I going to get my next gig!  To me, that sucks to have to depend on your musical talent to eat!  I have tried that before and it just takes all the fun out of it!  I like to be able to pick and choose which gigs I take. 

[AQS888]

Yeah, man...

I'm too anti-social to do a bunch of giggin', anyway. I think it's exciting when you first begin ... but after having been to the same cities more time's than you can count .... I imagine it does tend to get a little old.

But, you know many of us musician's are lazy. We don't want to work a real job ... so, we'll stay out on that road as long as we can. I'm moving to LA year, and I plan to do a lot of playing locally ... but that's about as much as I can take...

I have a strong dislike for playing someone else's music over and over and over ... no matter if they try to tweak the arrangement's. Eh...

[teflonminds88]

Too bad we can't all be Dennis Chambers