From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017071111185264463-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > It's one way to " make it " in the business.  If your goal is to be a one   
   > hit wonder kid band.   
      
   I don't think The Beatles had a goal of being a one hit wonder ;)   
   And Jethro Tull were only teenagers, i.e. a 'kid band' when they were   
   playing serious thoroughly professional venues - I don't think their goal   
   was to be a one hit wonder either.   
      
   > How does all that advice apply to someone who wants a career in the biz ?   
   > If you don't learn covers, you're unlikely to ever be a studio musician.   
      
   No one is saying *not* to play covers, only NOT TO GET STUCK IN THAT RUT!!!   
   And as for being a studio musician, I don't see where that's absolutely   
   necessary either. I wouldn't mind making all the connections in the process   
   but our *own* Original material comes FIRST!   
      
   > Those guys big strength is that they can play something when the producer   
   > says " can you play something that sounds like bla bla bal ( fill in the   
   > hot band of the moment ).   
      
   No problem, I'm constantly arranging at church anyway ;)   
      
   > And there is a whole vibe in this sort of thinking that learning the names   
   > of the strings on your instrument will kill your creativity.   
      
   Nah, but if you're like me, it could slow you down ;)   
   The director of Music from my church, the other keyboard player, has to have   
   his notation, or at least a chord chart, and he had neither for a song he   
   wanted to play, so yesterday, he sent me the lyrics and an MP3 of the song   
   and asked me if I could analyze the chords and synch them with the lyrics -   
   I did in a few hours and he was amazed...slowed me down though, because it's   
   much easier for me to just play it ;)   
      
   > It's the " I play what I feel " and " I don't want to know any theory "   
   > stuff. Fine attutude, unless you want a career in the business. I don't   
   > know ANY lifers who didn't learn every song they could, and who did want   
   > to know what the notes were in a C9.   
      
   I was using some theory, including some observations I made for myself ;)   
      
   > more later, gotta learn me an old Beatle song :-)   
      
   Jim   
      
   The Beatles eh? ;)   
   Which one?   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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