Comments on: How Good Should Your Sight Reading Be? http://www.musicianwages.com/cruise-ship-musician/how-good-should-your-sight-reading-be-2/ The Community for Working Musicians Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: forrest hancock http://www.musicianwages.com/cruise-ship-musician/how-good-should-your-sight-reading-be-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3846 forrest hancock Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:48:47 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=357#comment-3846 Hi, Dave your website is a gem even if I don't like the answer you give. I'm a bass player for 20 years...C&W,rock etc. Recently I found Big Band/Swing and am teaching myself to read from the Hal Leonard way. I absolutely love it and practice insanely but still new, Takes me about two or three days to POLISH some tuses...one day for simpler ones. 6 months ago ( when I started,it took a week so I'm steadily making progress}. I'm in the process of aquireing a 3/4 double bass and will work at it with the same vigor. Aside from the time to learn double bass, Is my rate of learning from sheet music way to slow? What is the reality of my worth at this time? I humbley Thank you for any advice forrest hancock Hi, Dave
your website is a gem even if I don’t like the answer you give.
I’m a bass player for 20 years…C&W,rock etc. Recently I found Big Band/Swing
and am teaching myself to read from the Hal Leonard way. I absolutely love it and practice insanely but still new, Takes me about two or three days to POLISH some tuses…one day for simpler ones. 6 months ago ( when I started,it took a week so I’m steadily making progress}.
I’m in the process of aquireing a 3/4 double bass and will work at it with the same vigor.
Aside from the time to learn double bass, Is my rate of learning from sheet music way to slow?
What is the reality of my worth at this time?

I humbley Thank you for any advice

forrest hancock

]]> By: Kay http://www.musicianwages.com/cruise-ship-musician/how-good-should-your-sight-reading-be-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Kay Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:26:04 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=357#comment-1435 Hey Dave ! Great site. Answered a lot of my questions I had written to you in my previous e-mail. I was just wondering something. While I can sight read written music pretty effectively (through classical training). My jazz chord reading is not really on the spot i.e. it takes me a few minutes to figure out the chord, and forget about transposing it to another key. Would that be a problem if I'm applying for the showband piano player position? Are the chords written on the sheet music given to you in notation? Or is it like common lead sheet style. ps: I'm practicing furiously in the meantime however ! Oh another thing too is I wanted to ask if you (or anyone who reads this) have heard about carnival not returning calls? I had replied to their e-mail that they sent me about confirming my audition day, but when I clicked on the "OK" button it sent the e-mail back to them and I didn't write down the exact date and time (I'm pretty sure I remember it though). I called and left a message but they haven't returned my call.. I also sent them another e-mail but no reply either... whats the deal? Hey Dave !

Great site. Answered a lot of my questions I had written to you in my previous e-mail. I was just wondering something. While I can sight read written music pretty effectively (through classical training). My jazz chord reading is not really on the spot i.e. it takes me a few minutes to figure out the chord, and forget about transposing it to another key. Would that be a problem if I’m applying for the showband piano player position? Are the chords written on the sheet music given to you in notation? Or is it like common lead sheet style.

ps: I’m practicing furiously in the meantime however !

Oh another thing too is I wanted to ask if you (or anyone who reads this) have heard about carnival not returning calls? I had replied to their e-mail that they sent me about confirming my audition day, but when I clicked on the “OK” button it sent the e-mail back to them and I didn’t write down the exact date and time (I’m pretty sure I remember it though). I called and left a message but they haven’t returned my call.. I also sent them another e-mail but no reply either… whats the deal?

]]> By: David J. Hahn http://www.musicianwages.com/cruise-ship-musician/how-good-should-your-sight-reading-be-2/comment-page-1/#comment-888 David J. Hahn Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:12:34 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=357#comment-888 Hi Joel - I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. All 4 of the sax players I worked on ships with doubled on at least flute...so maybe that answers your question. I think you should be able to do the gig without having to double, though. If I were you I'd call one of the talent agencies and see what they say. Good question, Joel. Hi Joel –

I’m not entirely sure, to be honest. All 4 of the sax players I worked on ships with doubled on at least flute…so maybe that answers your question. I think you should be able to do the gig without having to double, though.

If I were you I’d call one of the talent agencies and see what they say.

Good question, Joel.

]]> By: joel http://www.musicianwages.com/cruise-ship-musician/how-good-should-your-sight-reading-be-2/comment-page-1/#comment-883 joel Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:50:00 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=357#comment-883 Hi Dave, I am a strong Alto Saxophone player but have no experience playing flute or clarinet. Is it manditory to double, and will it be difficult to get onto a ship if I don't. Should I still try for an audition? Thanks Joel Hi Dave, I am a strong Alto Saxophone player but have no experience playing flute or clarinet. Is it manditory to double, and will it be difficult to get onto a ship if I don’t. Should I still try for an audition?
Thanks
Joel

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