Agreed. When I'm learning chords to a tune, if I have them in front of me, I tend to rely on the paper and play the same thing over and over. The melody players in my band agree as well - we all try to learn things by ear first, and use paper in a pinch. Meg in Chicago
On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 8:52 AM Jeffrey Spero via Musicians < [email protected]> wrote: > I’m in complete agreement with Jeff Kaufman. If you have the music in > front of you, you’re much more likely to play exactly what you see on the > page as opposed to being in the moment and playing WITH the other musicians > and FOR the dancers. For those that can play by ear, I encourage them to do > so. And for those who are uncomfortable with that, I encourage them to > learn the music off the page, and then put the music away while playing. > > The other Jeff > Culver City, CA > > > > On May 17, 2019, at 3:53 AM, tom hinds via Musicians < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I’d like to know people’s opinion of using music while playing for a > contra dance. Is it easier to create excitement if the musicians play by > ear? Thanks in advance for your opinion, Tom Hinds > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > Musicians mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/musicians-sharedweight.net > > _______________________________________________ > Musicians mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/musicians-sharedweight.net >
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