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Originally Posted by Dave Wallbridge
why bother to memorise if the reading ability is developed to this level, where sighting a piece at speed is achievable?.........
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I think it is down to putting on a show.
If I am lost in an orchestra or band then I don't think many people will be bothered if I'm reading my part.
But if they've come to see a show, and I'm part of the front line, I think the audience would prefer to watch me putting on a show to watching me read. As it is, although the kind of gigs I do now involve me being the centre of attention, I usually have the first lines of lyrics, keys and verse/chorus sequences noted somewhere so that I don't have to rely solely on my failing memory.
And I might be persuaded that memorising is a superior skill if I hear that argument from someone who can sight read really well - but I only remember hearing it from people who haven't learnt to sight read. If I ever do hear sight readers telling me that they've wasted their time learning, I'll have to make a note so that I don't forget it.