I had a music teacher who would read sheet music like this. He said he could hear it, and he prefered it to actually listening to a recording because his imagination was so much richer than what could be captured by a recording.
I thought it was amazing and really envied this ability.
My son, who is an aspiring composer, can do this. It blows my mind, and makes me think of the scene in Amadeus where Salieri is reading the score and hearing it play in his head.
I definitely don’t prefer it, but I can imagine the music from the sheet music when there aren’t more than a couple parts. Some musicians/composers I’ve worked with prefer listening while also reading the sheet music though.
I had a music teacher who would read sheet music like this. He said he could hear it, and he prefered it to actually listening to a recording because his imagination was so much richer than what could be captured by a recording.
I thought it was amazing and really envied this ability.
It’s not uncommon among high level classical musicians apparently.
Personally, I prefer Spotify.
My son, who is an aspiring composer, can do this. It blows my mind, and makes me think of the scene in Amadeus where Salieri is reading the score and hearing it play in his head.
I am a conductor and going through the notes like this is recommended otherwise you might give incoherent instructions later.
I definitely don’t prefer it, but I can imagine the music from the sheet music when there aren’t more than a couple parts. Some musicians/composers I’ve worked with prefer listening while also reading the sheet music though.