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Originally Posted by Exo
So there are no musicians in a badass cover band (I think one exists somewhere) because they don't read music or create original music?
My buddy is an excellent guitar player and multi-instrumentalist and can only barely read music. Does this make him only half a musician?
I'm curious.
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Well, i honestly didn't give my full definition. I gave the overly simplified version. The musician, in my opinion, is the guy who has a good understanding of the music. He uses it to create his own music. So a cover band is not a group of musicians. They are players. Unless someone in the band can do the thing I described and just isn't doing them in his cover band.
As for your friend, I don't know him, but I'm going to make the assertion that he understands theory. Cause an inability to read music but understanding theory do not go hand in hand. So if he has a good understanding of theory I would consider him a musician.
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