On Tue, 2009-09-22 at 00:12 +0930, Tim wrote:
If I were playing it, I could probably tell you what key it was in,
because I'd know what notes and chords I'd been playing, and would
know
what key those notes fitted into. "Probably" in that my training was
as
intense as those with real formal training, and much shorter in
duration. So I could easily pick something in C, but the keys in
something like E flat minor, for instance, aren't something I'm that
very familiar with. That's something where more training would help
more than just personal skill levels.
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just a little anecdotal story. I was playing a pretty cool arrangement
that I did for Genesis "Misunderstanding" on my acoustic guitar for my
friend Everett. He is a professional musician (keyboards) and has toured
with artists like Ian Hunter.
Anyway, Everett told me that the A-flat-maj-7 needed a B-flat bass root
and I was shocked...he could just name the note that I needed even
though he did not know how to play the song...he is that musically
aware. I don't know if he had any classical training but he is such a
good musician that even his playing guitar sounds better than me playing
and he is not a guitar player. This clearly is talent (and obviously
perfect pitch).
Craig
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