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Sight reading musicians of Lemmy, do you hear the notes in your head as you read? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I can just barely read standard musical notation but it's far from fluent. I'm wondering if, with enough practice you can look at sheet music that you have never heard or seen before and sound it out in your head before ever touching your instrument?

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[–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Kind of? If I'm looking at a trombone part: sure, no problem. If I'm looking at the full orchestral score: no, not really. As the music becomes more complex and involved, my ability to hear it drops off. And I only have relative pitch -- if you ask me to sing it I'll start on the wrong note but I'll sing it correctly relative to that pitch.

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