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One thing I’d say about reading is that at first it’s very hard, painful. But at some point if you keep doing it, it actually becomes really fun. I suppose it’s a bit like exercise.
Sometimes it was subbing, like with New Orleans' "Jubilation", a wedding/dance band that had lots of charts, but often it was part of a group of musicians led by my college band director, Miton Bush,...
I don't have one to check physically but Laney website and this video (which mentions speaker switch :smile-new:) is saying 6V6 and that's also what i have in the Cub 8 - that said - if this...
Ah, yes the newer Cub Super 10 has a 12ax7 and an EL84... Laney Cub-Super10 – Thomann Nederland The older Cub 10 is a 4 tube, 10W amp with 6v6 powertubes: CUB10 - All tube guitar amp - Laney...
Loving these 2 heads and Raezers edge Custom Mini 6 cab.
Honestly I'm a pretty good sight reader on guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin - but am not sure if I could sight read "Donna Lee" at Parker's tempo but probably could...but I have heard the tune, as...
Cool. Were these situations where you were subbing in and literally didn't have a chance to play it before? Otherwise why would you not be given the parts in advance?
My sight reading skills are quite dependent on the style of music. But it is very much a requisite of working as a professional musician in London. The working Guitarists I know are generally pretty...
Many thanks. I'll give it a listen. Regards, Alan
Sight reading, you've never heard the tune before, you look at the tune for a minute and then play it. I was in a Big Band competition in College (Pacific Coast Jazz Festival at UC Berkley), I...
Yes, I know players that could sight read "the fly++++ on paper", they were well trained and often got gigs because of the ability to sight read demanding orchestral parts, big band books, shows...
Not to hijack the thread on Marcin, lol, but for those interested in Yvette, this is a good "starter video", she talks about how she got started on guitar (she is a classically trained pianist and...
Agreed, I started a deep dive on her and her band, Covet, this morning. All instrumental. They call themselves "indie math rock" lol. But I find it intriguing because I find it so musical. I also...
I can sight read extremely well if I already know the tune:) This is a serious point really. I can sight read as a memory aid. That is if I have gone over the piece a few times, sort of learned...
What is sight reading?
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