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Can You Read Music?

Can You Read Music?

  • Yes, I can read music.

    Votes: 229 76.6%

  • No, I cannot read music.

    Votes: 70 23.4%
  • Total voters
    299
#21
No. Wish I could. But can't.
Funny thing however. I know theory.

I would get 'tips' from guys who went to school for it and say your playing a 'chlamydian' scale..oh, cool. Great. I played that on accident the second week I picked up the bass.

How much was that tuition again?
 
#23
Jaco had a good point in one interview;

He said that it's hard for a lot of people to learn to read after they've learned to play, because a lot of people can really play already, and having to slow it down and take baby steps with reading really seems like a chore if you're in that position.
 
#27
EtoG said:
Jaco had a good point in one interview;

He said that it's hard for a lot of people to learn to read after they've learned to play, because a lot of people can really play already, and having to slow it down and take baby steps with reading really seems like a chore if you're in that position.
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That's exactly right. First song I tried to play while "reading" music was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It takes 3 seconds to learn it by ear, and 3 hours to get that ****er right trying to read the music. Screw that.
 
#29
vibhas_2310 said:
ok weird question. I can read the notes dead on. But reading rhythm is a problem . Any tips ??
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Any good music store that stocks lots of theory and method books will have some of the rhythm exercise books that have been created over the years. There are also great interactive web sites our there. Go to google and type in rhythm reading exercises.

Start slow and simple, like you did when you memorized your multiplication tables as a kid.

If I recall correctly, I believe I read in his biography that Jaco was a professional player who learned how to read "on the job."
 
#30
ckitz said:
That's an interesting question. I started out playing trumpet, so I can read treble cleff. Whenever I see bass cleff, I always end up getting confused.
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+1 sort of lol

I started really learning to read music on trumpet(piano before but the focus was always on treble clef) so it takes a little longer to get bass clef down but I can read it; I just feel like the kid struggling to read a section aloud to the class sometimes though.
 
#32
Yes I can in three different clefs. I started reading in the same time I learned to play the bass. Few years after that I went to college in music, so I became very good at sight reading in all three clefs.

Now, I read a new music sheet every day to keep it fresh ( a real book is an infinite source of music ).
 
#35
Mayers said:
Yes I can in three different clefs. I started reading in the same time I learned to play the bass. Few years after that I went to college in music, so I became very good at sight reading in all three clefs.

Now, I read a new music sheet every day to keep it fresh ( a real book is an infinite source of music ).
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I would have to agree! :D
 
#37
I could never get paid to sight read a gig, at least not right now.

However, I started taking lessons with a new instructor earlier this year and told him in the beginning that I wanted to make reading a big part of my lessons and also that I wanted my lessons to be tab-free. I thought he was going to kiss me when I told him that because apparently very few students these days have any interest in reading and only use tab.
 
#40
Mayers said:
Yes I can in three different clefs. I started reading in the same time I learned to play the bass. Few years after that I went to college in music, so I became very good at sight reading in all three clefs.
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I didn't know there were more than two. Turns out there are nine distinct clefs not including octave clefs and the neutral clef. Better living through wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clef
 

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