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Hello, I've been thinking about this very often but I just can't explain it. I have a keyboard in my house and I can play many songs and pieces of music, I learned them by synthesia, I can't read or write music sheet but I noticed that I'm improving because I used to find many songs hard to play but now they're much easier,could this be possible? I mean that playing an instrument will be much easier and you'll be professional if you keep practise and learn songs without even knowing notes\chords\etc. Anyway, I know a lot of artists and bands who know nothing about writing or reading music from sheets. How did they become to what they are now?

What makes them artists if they can't read music sheets? Let's suppose you teached someone how to play thousands of songs on piano but he still can't read music sheets and don't know about chords and stuff. Is he a piano player? I'm just trying hard to express my idea, many singers play piano but they can't read music sheets, so basically there isn't something special about them, they just play what they used to practice! (For example: Chris Martin - Coldplay. Thom Yorke- Radiohead)
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No, you don't need to be able to sight-read sheet music, but knowing some music theory will help.
Of course practicing makes things easier, but don't rely on a 'follow the lights' program like synthesia except to get started.

Of course ability increases w/ practice, regardless of your skill level or training (or lack thereof).

As far as being able to read music, it's an indispensable asset. I can't sight read like I once could, but I can take just about anything, and in the time it takes to have a smoke, read it through and be ready to play it. It saves a great deal of time; I don't have total recall of thousands of tunes, and while there are a considerable number in my practice routine (and I have scores or charts for all of 'em), no one ever wants to play those. Whether it's a score, chart or lead sheet, if they want me to play their tunes, no problem, but I gotta see 'em first--esp. if it's something I've never played. That's just how I was trained. While I can roll w/ basic I-IV-V7 blues or 3-chord tunes, I don't have the time to pick out more involved stuff by ear.

There are folks--like Bob Dylan, for example--who have recall of thousands of tunes; musical savants who can roll w/ just about anything. At some level they know how to read music, but are much better at retaining what they read.

Sure, there are folks/bands who can't read a score, but still do very well. Nothing wrong w/ that, it doesn't make them any less musicians. But they all (including the ones you list) have the basic ability to read a chart or lead sheet that shows the changes; if you don't know a C from a G, it would be tough to build a repertoire or work w/ others. While a 'follow the lights' (as Mike put it) thing might be fun in the privacy of your own home, it doesn't prepare you to play w/ folks who know music at some level--even if it's just chord recognition and basic progressions. If you have the desire to work w/ others, I would strongly recommend buying a book that can teach you the basics. You might not be able to play the score of, say, Claire de Lune, but you'll at least acquire the ability to follow along w/ other musicians. Assuming that's your goal, of course.

And if you do want to play along with others find a local jam session of some type. Around this area there are open jam nights (mostly blues) at clubs, as well as acoustic sessions ranging form classic rock to bluegrass. they get all different levels of players. You'll learn a lot more playing with others than 'following the lights' at home.

Well, at prct....the ones i like to work w bring the beer!

I still love that Super Sessions album....absolutely GREAT bass playing from Harvey Brooks. He is a seriously overlooked and underrated bassplayer.

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Planetguy wrote:Well, at prct....the ones i like to work w bring the beer!

You don't have to remind me.
I haven't forgotten about our bet.

maybe so....BUT I DID! thanks for reminding ME.

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