Not really; the point I was making is that after 35 years I still cannot recognise note groups on the written page. It has nothing to do with an instrument - I have the same problem singing in the choir I attend.
Memorize Christmas songs? Like jingle bells and all the other ones that are ingrained in our heads from birth?
You’re assuming you’re playing the tune and not the harmony. As a bass singer I rarely get the tune and apart from a few tunes, I need the music to at least prompt me
Well of course, I'm talking about playing the tune on a sax. Why would you think otherwise?
Thing is, there's a lot more to playing music than that.
Because I play in groups that play as an ensemble / band / orchestra
Yeah of course there is. My point is that everyone should be able to play a simple Christmas corrol without sheet music. Naw?
Problem is, not every one has good memory for these things and as many people only play carols once a year, being able to read music, not neccessarily 'sight' read, acts as an aide memoir.
Yeh - it's dreadful isn't it Dave ? I wake up screaming sometimes singing "Happy Birthday" "Wish You a Merry Chritsmas" "Take Five" "Let it Be" - the other day it was the German National National Anthem - must be nice to have a head that's not stuck with such horrible thoughts.
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