[Harp-L] How important is it to be able to read music?

[Michael Rubin]

I can discern my melody from the chords.  If I know the song,  I generally
can hear the melody just when the chords are played, especially jazz
melodies.  I can discern the chords from the melody.

You can call it your mammy if you wanna.
Michael Rubin
michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:

> I believe you are referring to harmonic information.
> A melody is distinct from the harmonic information. Consider any of a
> number of blues songs, all over the same I IV V cadence.
> Can you discern the melody with only the chord information?
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Michael Rubin <
> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Gary says Chord charts have no melodic information.
>>
>> You and I read chords very differently.  Almost all the melodic
>> information to be had in a song can be located in the chords.
>> Michael Rubin
>> michaelrubinharmonica.com
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 8:34 PM, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I am a horrible staff reader, but can sight read chord changes on
>>> guitar
>>> > (for the most part).
>>> >
>>> > Just to put a fine point on it, I am talking about reading a chord
>>> chart
>>> and playing guitar, not playing harmonica--although I could translate
>>> chord
>>> changes into harp information as well--but chord charts have no melodic
>>> information.
>>>
>>
>>
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