| The process of learning to read music is
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| | for example. "Georgia On my Mind" by
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| a wonderful journey into the discovery of
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| | Hoagy Carmichael for example. Nobody
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| new musical horizons. Try it, you will
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| | plays the intro. Also there are other
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| not be sorry. Learn to read music today.
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| | examples.
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| 1. Essential to communicating with other
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| | I know this example is an old song that
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| musicians.
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| | many of you may not know, but the fact
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| Music is a language unto itself. Given
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| | remains that just because you have heard
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| that, how can you communicate if you
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| | it on the radio a million times does not
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| cannot speak it? Ensembles, bands,
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| | mean it was written that way. It may be
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| choirs, opera, jazz all operate on the
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| | even better the way the author originally
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| written notes first. Way before
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| | intended it!
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| improvisation was the written note.
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| | If you are a song writer I am sure you
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| Simply put, if you cannot read you will
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| | would want people to know the way you
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| never be in any ensemble that requires
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| | wrote it. Think about that for a moment.
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| it. We could really stop right there.
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| | 5.Discover new music.
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| 2. Essential to understanding theory.
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| | It is a wonderful thing to "find" music
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| The theory of music is by necessity based
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| | just because you are leafing through a
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| on the written note. All of the structure
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| | songbook and you find something that
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| of chords, melody, harmony and so forth
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| | really speaks top you. I have found many
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| can only be understood completely through
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| | this way. These are songs that I
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| the written note. I know you say well
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| | absolutely love. I would never have known
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| this is boring, but someday you will be
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| | they existed without being able to read.
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| so glad you started now.
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| | 6.It is Fun!
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| 3. Learn a song without any other
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| | It may seem a little hard at first, but
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| reference.
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| | so was riding a bicycle as I recall. In
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| You will not have to replay the tape or
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| | fact the first time my father let go from
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| cd a million times or learn from someone
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| | holding me on a bicycle I ran into a post
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| else. How many times can you try to learn
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| | and knocked it over! I rarely do that
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| from a cd or from someone else and not
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| | these days now that I have learned how.
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| know if you got it right? If you can read
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| | In fact there are days when I don't knock
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| you can go straight to the book and get
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| | anything over.
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| all of the basic information on your own.
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| | 7. It will make you a better musician.
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| This greatly speeds up the learning
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| | This may go without saying, but it really
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| curve. You cannot learn from a book the
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| | bears repeating. After all, don't we all
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| particular way a band performs the song,
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| | want to be a better musician? Of course
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| but you can get the basis of the song and
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| | we do.
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| go from there.
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| | Are you prepared to discover new music,
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| 4. Know the way the author of those songs
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| | perform with people you might never have
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| meant for them to sound.
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| | met otherwise, speak with authority about
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| This is very interesting I think. I have
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| | the origins and intent of a particular
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| many times been very surprised to find
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| | piece of music or composer? I think I
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| out a song was written very differently
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| | know the answer. Learn to read music, you
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| than I have always heard it performed.
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| | will not be sorry.
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| Perhaps the performer left of the "intro"
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