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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa
Reading traditional music notation is easier than you think -
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I think what puts people off is they think of reading as true sight reading. Pick up a piece of music and play it mostly right the first time through, at tempo.
For those who are close to that congratulations! But you don't have to be able to do that to "read music".
My weakest point is rhythm reading. I regularly have to go through passages just muting the strings, tapping my toe, and strumming to figure out music I haven't heard before. I have no idea why my rhythm reading is so weak. I've even bought rhythm exercise books.
Do I consider myself a "music reader"? No. Can I read music? Yes! I have to sometimes "sound out the words", but I get there!