Sight Reading Quotes

I sang in 'Waiting for Guffman,' and I sang in 'A Mighty Wind.' I can carry a tune, but I don't like that Broadway singing.

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 don't read music; I taught myself guitar.

I've been having singing lessons whenever I can fit them in.

I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I started playing in groups I did a silly thing and dropped it. It's great if you can write things down.

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

That's the way I always listened to music. I'd listen and copy it. I play by ear so that's easier than reading.

I think every singer should be able to jump in for a singer who has been sick, for instance, and learn an opera in two days. I know people who can do it.

When people are training to become singers, they all have moments when they hit a wall.

I took vocal lessons all through my childhood and still do. I was classically trained.

Reading music is something that's inherently hateful to me. It makes music like mathematics.

I do not support that everyone has to be a trained classical singer to be able to sing in films but some sort of knowledge in classical space can take you to places.

I have a degree in vocal performance, I'm a classically trained singer, and I studied musical theatre.

I could read music before I could read words.

Learning operatic roles is ongoing, and I find that I can learn on the train or subway, during a manicure, getting my hair done, and even while driving if I only look at the score at red lights.

I've always been that way. I'm not very good at reading music but I'm pretty quick at picking things up.

I spent a lot of time developing my chops when I was younger. In doing so, I found that one of the hardest things was dealing with what to practice.

I was an alto and was in a lot of choirs growing up.

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.

I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher musical components solely through listening - is the most important element in becoming a good musician.

I just can't read music.

I want to learn to sight-read music. And to play the bass pedals on the organ. Those are my only ambitions.

I learned to read music when I was 10 and did piano and took lessons.

I've never known how to read music in my life.

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.