This is interesting info, all.

Emily, I love going through sheet music sections at music stores. I have a modest collection of vocal music and quite a few Christmas pieces from my old choral master days. Most stuff for the dance band, I learn by ear.

Softkrome, another "lyric driven" approach. I'm glad to see that. One of Nashville's best session pianists, Willie Rainsford, wants a copy of the lyrics as well as the number charts. Willie's always there for the song.

Clamman, and another lyric guy. Then chords and lead by ear. Good stuff. By the way, I had razor clams in Oregon that were incredible. What do you get up there in New Hampshire?

Jean, same with my chewing gum, although pizza tastes pretty good next morning, if I remember to close the cover on the box and keep the flies off...without my glasses they look like black olives. A multi-pronged visual approach, eh. I like the idea of reading and then copying. I often learn lyrics by copying them, I'll put them in my book and, sometimes, just the act of copying them by hand gets me to memorize them. Keep making them your own!

Again, good posts, all. Keep 'em coming. This is interesting.


You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

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