Using cubase for notating exercise

[Pbassred]

I figure that reading music is different from reading words which is only:- page>>brain. Reading music is more like catching a ball:- See>> calculate>> motor skills (all within a time frame), but we do it - with the aid of mindless practice.

I've been using three books but they all give me the same problem - not enough time to make the calculation to hit the right note (or i'm being hard on myself). I might be "second guessing" myself which causes me to stutter.

I've hit on a way to generate the mindless practice using the notation function of cubase. I set up a 16 bar loop and used the notation function to "paint" notes in. I can change tempo too. I'm currently working on notes on the E string. When I get that right I'll change string.

but is my whole premise wrong?

[jadesmar]

Reading words is
page >> see >> process lexical symbols >> process semantics >> absorb content

Reading music is
page >> see >> process lexical symbols >> process semantics >> coordinate motor skills

[Pbassred]

My point was that reading happens in software, and has no time component. playing music adds a mecanical component and time.
"coordinate motor skills" is really a closed loop control system.
10 define fret
20 aim
30 move
40 define error
50 until error = 0
60 Loop 20
80 pluck

The real point however was that even my dumb brain can catch a ball. All it takes is practice.

My REAL QUESTION was is this the right practice?

[jadesmar]

Off point:
If reading has no time component, why does it take me 7 hours to read a novel?

To the point:
A random series of notes will sound like a random series of notes. I think you are missing the whole "process semantics" part of the sight reading process. But, then again, I'm not clear on what you are doing.

Are you:
a. Playing a note, and then watching it appear on the screen after you play it. This is backwards from sight reading.
b. Waiting for a random note to appear and then playing it. This is playing without a semantic context.

[cowsgomoo]

Originally Posted by Pbassred

I figure that reading music is different from reading words which is only:- page>>brain. Reading music is more like catching a ball:- See>> calculate>> motor skills (all within a time frame), but we do it - with the aid of mindless practice.

I've been using three books but they all give me the same problem - not enough time to make the calculation to hit the right note (or i'm being hard on myself). I might be "second guessing" myself which causes me to stutter.

I've hit on a way to generate the mindless practice using the notation function of cubase. I set up a 16 bar loop and used the notation function to "paint" notes in. I can change tempo too. I'm currently working on notes on the E string. When I get that right I'll change string.

but is my whole premise wrong?

I don't want to get into a discussion the process of learning to read music well because I haven't got time to sit down and think of a good answer

but your idea of using Cubase to generate practice scores is a good one... even better would be to get your hands on a copy of Sibelius, since it's easier to use and doesn't generate as many silly looking things as Cubase

[cowsgomoo]

Originally Posted by jadesmar

Off point:
If reading has no time component, why does it take me 7 hours to read a novel?

and novelists spend painstaking hours ensuring the pacing and rhythm of their work functions correctly, right down to the phrasing of the sentences... timing is fundamental to a readable piece of writing