[Musicians] Dots

[Meg Dedolph]

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 <
musicians at lists.sharedweight.net> 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 <
> musicians at lists.sharedweight.net> 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
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