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#596508 - 06/15/13 12:13 PM Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me!
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About a year ago, I was invited to participate in the praise band at church. The idea was to spell the regular bass player when he needed a day off.

So I've been re-learning how to read music, but with a limited amount of time to devote to it, it's been slow going. Age might also have something to do with it.

We were at practice the other day, and I was talking to the regular bassist whose playing I admire. I mentioned that I'm making some progress with my reading.

In reply, he said, "I don't read music well, either. Those little black dots mean nothing to me!"

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#596513 - 06/15/13 04:39 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Stumpy1]
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"...we doan need no steenking
'Little Black Dots'...!"

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#596516 - 06/15/13 05:10 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Celandine]
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After playing with the Virginia state orchestra for three seasons and having to read those little black dots.(53 years ago) I got away from sight reading...and never looked back...did use fake books for a while but even those are now old hat

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#596532 - 06/15/13 11:29 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Celandine]
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What an amazing solo!

Thanks, Celandine!

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#596533 - 06/15/13 11:30 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Pirate]
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What instrument did you play with the orchestra, Pirate?
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#596544 - 06/16/13 02:43 AM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Stumpy1]
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This fellow doesn't read little black dots either.

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#596557 - 06/16/13 01:31 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Stumpy1]
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Originally Posted By: Stumpy1
What instrument did you play with the orchestra, Pirate?



Played violin most of the time, viola if someone was out of the section.

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#596562 - 06/16/13 02:04 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: Pirate]
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SUPER cool
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#596563 - 06/16/13 02:35 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: drjohn]
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He makes me really sad that I can't play the guitar or any instrument for that matter.
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#596564 - 06/16/13 02:45 PM Re: Those Little Black Dots Mean Nothing to Me! [Re: drjohn]
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I doubt Furry Lewis paid much attention to the dots either.

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