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I think Tonto really likes me
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Status: Offline
Posts: 28
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: W.R. of Yorks
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Re: Read the dots V Play by ear ? -
05-12-2008, 03:29 PM
I started many years ago and all that I knew was that there were black keys and white keys.I simply had no idea why or what they were for.I bought a set of Kenneth Baker books and taught myself from scratch and I am still very proud of myself that I achieved a certain amount of success.However I find that on occasions, especially if I dont know the song,that I have difficulty with the timing.I envy the people who can just sit down and play without music.They always seem so relaxed and able to improvise with no effort at all.I HATE them .
With ref. to Willie Joe's encounter with the vocalist who wanted the song in Bb, I was present when a Jazz trio were asked to play a song in the same key.The Pianist said " no problem".The guy on Trumpet said the same but unfortunately the Drummer said he couldn't play anything in Bb. Keep making the music.All that matters is that you enjoy it.
Kind regards to everyone.Brian.
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