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How many people can play anything they hear the first time they hear it ... then write it out perfectly in any key... I have only encountered one guy. That was 60 yrs ago . What little I know I learned from him .Jerry Glassel in Jackson MI. Player beyond belief Teacher at Ray lantz Music Both long gone RIP... mickmac
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01-26-2024 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mickmac
I use to know lots of musicians, composers, arrangers who could. And performed with many... I think basically because of how most approach music for the last 3 decades, basically using tech. And we have taught ourselves not to develop those skill.
I still will hear something on the radio on way to gig and scratch out quick arrangement before we perform LOL.
Years ago... that's how we approached music. Having a good ear was just part of being a musician.
If we do something.... notate what we hear and check it out on instrument, eventually you become better.
Part of my scholarship at berklee was to sit at a reel to reel and transcribe music, I worked in the ensemble room, earphones, notation paper and pen. I learned how to hear... and how to notate what I heard. I sucked at first, but got it together fast and I'm just average musician.
I also remember working in a Jazz Ensemble... The Bay Jazz Ensemble... basically network of players to fill gigs... anyway one of the groups I worked with had three guys who had perfect pitch... they would hear things differently but could spell out the notes.
What's worse... bad intonation or bad rhythmic skills?
Miles Okazaki w/ his band Trickster. Great...
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