For those of you who may not be familiar with sight-reading, it is the performing of a musical piece from sheet music that the musician has not seen before. ![]() This was a totally different animal altogether, requiring mental and physical dexterity to execute well. On the other extreme, we’d burn through sight-reading a dozen charts in an hour during jazz big band rehearsal. There were times when I would spend hours composing just a few measures worth of music-yet there was something almost therapeutic in the careful crafting of effective chord progressions and tension and resolution. ![]() It always felt like I was hunting for a particular magic voicing that worked perfectly as a starting point to get me through to the most pleasing and effective closing chord. I loved breaking down 4-part Bach chorales and trying my hand at writing counterpoint and fugue. One of my favorite classes in college was Music Theory. Originally published in Worship Musician Magazine, August 2019.
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