Why Every Musician Has to Learn How to Read Music

Let me ask you a question. Do you read music my friend?

And now before you begin to answer my question please let me add that as I know a lot of drummers DON'T read the music!,They say they don't for various reasons, many drummers prefer not to learn how to read. They think that it will take too long time or that it will be really too hard for them. Hey, remember that it is not bad if you don't read music! But you should work on it! You have to teach yourself or work with your teacher to obtain the important skills!

I wanna tell you a short story which happened in my life. I remember the time when computers just appeared in our lives and almost nobody could print fast! But I understood that it can be very useful to print fast and I made myself to practice in printing every day! And after 7 or 8 years I could print about two hundred words per minute! I've got a job and promotion!) Hmm... Well I just wanna say that it's very important to obtain new skills. And if you are a musician the ability of reading music makes you much smarter!

The Reasons You Should Learn to Read Music:

1. It builds confidence in your ability and allows you to 'understand' what you're playing.

2. You'll be able to teach yourself anything out of a book or magazine..anytime, anywhere.

3. You can supplement your income by teaching others.

4. There are great gigs to be had out there but some of them require that you read at least a little bit.

5. You can communicate intelligently with other musicians using standardized musical language.

6. When learning new songs, you can write out drum charts for yourself quickly and more efficiently. This saves valuable time.

7. You can program sequencers in step mode.

8. It is easier to learn musical concepts as well as other instruments with a fundamental knowledge of basic theory.

9. Most studio work, show work and more challenging styles such as jazz and fusion, require reading.

10. You'll find that many higher caliber players read music. This may give you an opportunity to play on their level.

Thank you so much if you read this article! And remember! It is very important to learn reading music as soon as it possible!

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Hello there my friends. My name is Albert. I am a beginner drummer. I fount a lot of useful information about drums. I gathered it and wrote an article about the point of learning the ability to read music. Thanks)

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