Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I think that music training can help...and it can't too.  If you want to 
improve your knowledge of music in general, then yes some training may 
help.  It can also give you a common language with which to talk to other 
musicians (you'll know what they mean if they say a song is in F dorian 
for example).  However, we have the capabilities now to make music that 
doesn't depend on traditional music skills, and in that regard, I think 
that music training can almost be harmful.  You get stuck into trying to 
do things just because that's the way you're supposed to, versus doing 
things because of the way they SOUND.  So piano class may or may not help. 
 I think it would be far better to say learn music theory I and II (most 
colleges offer cheap classes on this) than the paino.  At least that way 
you're leaning the language, and you can decide later if you then want to 
learn the instrument that uses that language.

Just my $.02
rEalm






jm213213@...
01/28/2003 08:03 AM
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I played drums in middle school but never learned notes.  I wish I knew 
how 
to play the piano.. it would really help.. One thing that has helped me is 
a 
chord book I picked up.  It has pics of all the chords on a piano.  I was 
just going to ask a similar question about not having musical training and 

what could help...


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