Music Theory Thread?

[Dr_Rez]

@venj: While I agree with nearly everything you said you may be missing one large point. Many of the modern era's greatest musicians did not read music.

The undisputed king of guitar jimi hendrix could not read music. #2 Srv also could not read music.

In the world of classical music and music study in schools I think you are right. Being able to learn a piece on paper is very important if not the most important thing. BUT rock/blues etc musicians do not learn that way. If you are playing with a band or another instrumentalist you must learn your part by quickly getting it by ear and watching them play it. If you have every been to a blues jam it relies largely on the trained ear and watch where the other person is playing.

To think less of a musician because they put stock in their ear instead of notation is simply absurd and pretentious.