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本帖最后由 leontau 于 2012-4-22 22:50 编辑
The benefits of learning to read standard notation are:
1.A deeper understanding of chord/melody relationships. In a nutshell, understanding how notes relate to chords is a major route to understanding jazz improvisation, composition, and general msuical structure. Tablature does not give you notes as such, only a fret/string position. If you don't know what notes you are playing, and how they relate to the chord of the moment, you'll have difficulty improvising with consistency.
2. A better understanding of rhythm. Rhythmic notation reading skill is almost always absent in tab-only readers. The ability to understand and play with the right feel depends on how good your sense of time is, and understanding the notation of rhythm can help your playing. (A metronome or drum machine can be a player's best friend!)
3. The ability to learn your instrument in-depth: you can make your own choices where the play the notes, rather than having to stick with the tab positions. By understanding the fingerboard, you gain the kind of freedom of expression great instrumentalists need. You don't need to know the note names to understand the fingerboard, if you can do it intuitively and hear all the relationships. I find it much easier to "think music" on different instruments (as I play guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, dobro and pedal and non-pedal steel guitar) by knowing what the chords are and what melody notes "work" (all 12 of them do, but how they relate to the chord is what makes them sound like they do).
There actually IS AN ORDER TO THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE, and things can actually make great sense once you understand the relationships. You don't have to be come a scientist to learn this craft, and it won't destroy your soul. I promise.
4. The language of music theory is standard notation. To understand how the basics of music work (harmony, melody, keys, etc.) is to become conversant with the universal language of music, regardless of style. This gives you a big head start in learning- when you hear a passage and can identify the notes and chords before playing, it saves you a lot of hunt-and-peck time. Hunting and pecking helps you, too, of course!
5. You don't have to be a fast sight reader to gain from knowing the notes used in building chords and melodies. It won't make you a musician, but it can make you a better musician.
6. All of this means nothing if you can't hear the relationships. Reading actually helps you develop your ear as you begin to recognize the sound of various intervals. The practice of sight singing, away from an instrument, is invaluable in helping develop your inner ear. It doesn't work with tab! |
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