And lessons learned under pressure stick. Imo the reason why we learn a zillion tunes is not because we want to learn a zillion tunes, but because we want to practice learning a tune by ear a zillion times. Look if you are playing a standard, a sentence or two about the form and the bridge can be all you need - ‘it’s AABA F major, starts on ii and goes to Ab in the bridge.’ A chilled background gig with players who are open to a little risk. this learning experience doesn’t need to be Whiplash like. And I hope I am supportive myself in that situation. It helps to have the supportive environment - people who don’t get pissed off with you etc. If you never allow yourself to fail, you can’t grow. Mistakes are important because it means you are learning. I respect honest mistakes a lot more than someone insulating themselves from risk. Maybe the bass or piano will help you out. A background gig is not going to fall apart because you played the wrong chord. It’s worse to play without feel for instance. Fear of fucking up, looking a fool in front of your peers, fear under the spotlight. Should I give up music? I'd rather rely on IRealPro for the tunes I should know, but don't, and continue playing.I think people sometimes use charts out of fear. I work on that, but I'll never get it to the level of the NYC wedding musicians of my youth. My ears aren't good enough to transpose all of them to any key on the fly without making mistakes. If they weren't reading, they'd have to play songs they all knew, which is limiting.Ī more personal point - I know about 100, maybe 125 tunes, which is nowhere near enough. In the shows I go to in the SF Bay Area and in NYC, I often see the musicians reading.
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