Dave Phillips wrote: > One of the best bar-band guitarists here in my town has perfect pitch > (as in absolute pitch). He can play and sing exactly like his models > (he's a terrific mimic), but he can't improvise a blues worth a damn. He > also has little or no sense for composition (though Garage Band lets him > think he does). I wish I had his ear, but I wouldn't trade it for my > other musical capabilities. Reminds me of a comment I heard once by a professional symphony orchestra musician about some of his conservatory-trained colleagues: "they're wonderful musicians, but they couldn't play 'Happy Birthday' without the score in front of them." Makes you wonder what's in their head when they think of music. -- Frank Wales [frank@xxxxxxxxx] _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
