John Bonham Quotes

I'm a self-taught musician so how I read music is kind of very weak and I kind of read my own version of tablature, I write my own crappy reminders on what I'm playing.

I don't read music. I don't write or read music.

You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.

Yeah, I can read music and I know the names of chords.

A lot of times I wish I would have learned to read music, but I'm very impatient.

I didn't take lessons, and I don't know my scales.

I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

I still don't know how to read music.

To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.

I just can't read music.

I've always considered transcribing to be an invaluable tool in the development of one's musical ear and, over the years, I have spent countless glorious hours transcribing different kinds of music, either guitar-oriented or not.

To the best of my knowledge, none of the Beatles can read music.

I learned to read music before I learned to read script.

I was put through piano lessons when I was a kid. I say 'put through' because it was fun and I loved it, and it's been beneficial now, but it was difficult because, although I can read music, I much prefer just playing and improvising and at least finding my own way to play an instrument.

I've never actually learnt scales. I should someday.

I can't sight-read classical etudes - I would have to see it and learn it. But yeah, I can read. It is a wonderful tool. It's like speaking another language. Anyone that says reading music can hurt your playing is either stupid, lazy, or ignorant.

I was trained completely by ear. And it was actually diving into the Bach that led me to get - there was like a Mel Bay "Teach Yourself How To Sight Read..."

My goal was to play drums, but my father made me take piano lessons. He told me I needed to learn to read music first, so I took lessons for six years. I thank God that he made me take those lessons, because it taught me a tremendous amount.

I'm going to have classical piano lessons next.

I can't read a note of music. I just do it all from ear.

I learned when I started to study piano that I could play by ear. I could hear a song on the radio a couple of times and hear the song and the lyrics and sing it for you after a couple of plays.

The day of the great jazz improviser who doesn't know how to read music is over.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

I started playing music at a pretty young age.