At 7/19/2005 04:17 PM, John Howell wrote:
>At 1:11 PM -0400 7/19/05, Phil Daley wrote:
>>I can understand that 90% of people in those groups have to learn
>>the music by rote, since they are clueless about actually reading
>>the music. But why penalize me?
>
>Of course they do, and that's typical of recreational singing.
>Instrumentalists learn to read music in beginning band; singers too
>often don't. They aren't professionals, they don't have advanced
>training, and reading music is not high on their list of priorities.
>I'm sorry you feel penalized, but it just shows that you don't belong
>in that particular environment. I've worked at all levels of many
>different kinds of music, and I have to adjust my expectations to
>match the situation, which I generally manage to do.
I agree that professionals need to do whatever is required.
I also have given up trying to sing with groups that require memorizing the
music.
I consider it their loss.
Perhaps, they don't ;-)
Phil Daley < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley
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