How many of you can read music?
Just out of curiosity, how many of you guys can read music? The only reason I can is because I used to play guitar and pushed myself to learn it.
Additionally, do you guys know anything about music theory… key signatures, scales, chord structures, etc?
I’m no pro at it all, so this isn’t meant to rub my ego. Just curious.
i played for almost 18 years the sax, in which i had 13 years of lesson with a teacher. started with 7 on an alto. i was like in every band in my school and am jamming mondays in my local jazz club.. but i’m not practicing very much, cause the vci is more fun now 
Nearly exactly the same as weltraumpapst but starting with the Tenor sax and only 14 years playing. Don’t play anymore, but still read music and remember most of the theory.
Played piano for 7 years. Also played percussion in the school band for 5 years(I know I was a band geek)
I found it has helped me alot, from basic theory and just having a musical instinct at a young age.
Never played an instrument (well, I tried the guitar for some weeks but lost interest quickly). I’m teaching myself theory as I go.
i can read it .. but not fluently .. like all the funky syntax means that i need to spend quite a bit of time parsing ..
been playing forever, was in band in middle/high, but just learned music theory in depth recently. definitely helps a lot.
I played piano for 10 years. I can still read music…but it takes me a little while.
I was also a band geek, and play multiple instruments. The only ones I’m comfortable reading while playing with are flute, guitar, piano. Honestly, I’m more of a play by ear kind of person, and its a lot easier for me to hear something once and play it back without the music in front of me, than to read it and then play whats on the page before hearing it. I’m not huge on the music theory, but I know my scales pretty well (mostly through muscle memory), and I use the circle of 5th/Camelot wheel sometimes while mixing or learning a song.
i am total unmusical.. never played an instrument and hated music lessons in school!
i know how to create the music i want to create however and it works like a charm. : )
When you say music, you mean like the lyrics?
Other then that not at all.
I used to be able to read music quite well honestly. I played the Flute, Tuba, Harmonica, Bass Guitar back around high school. Just about 7 years out now, and I honestly haven’t picked up an “instrument” or had any need to read sheet music since. I did get into the junior and senior districts playing Tuba, so I was fairly decent.
That being said I’ve /always/ messed around with music production itself. I actually took a summer “camp” on MIDI in Cakewalk Express when I was in High School. Probably one of the most interesting classes I ever took.
The reason why I liked it opposed to a lot of the other software out now is that you could actually write in sheet music and the midi notes would play. That’s what honestly kicked off my want to make more, other than really getting into EDM at the time as well.
I’ve bumbled around on FL for awhile, but honestly dislike it. I’m now getting into Reason and Ableton and finally being able to put some stuff together.
But still? I wish more of these programs did have a way to write to sheet music. I can read it, I can write it… or least I used to be able to… but I have no real reason to anymore. It’s honestly a bit depressing 
Nope can’t read it never played an instrument unless you could the Bodhrán Irish drum which i taught myself 
otherwise the stuff I am producing with my partner in crime, from my side purely from ear and knowing house music, I wish i had enough time in the day to do piano or something but i don’t lol.
I used to be able to in high school. was fairly good at it. but now i just play guitar and write music. i know some musical theory but dont use it much (read: experimental-polka-metalcore ), but i know what sounds good and how to get it
4 semesters of theory, and piano. As well as classical and jazz guitar lessons to get my Associates in Music and Fine arts. Then i transferred to the University of Memphis working on my Music Industry and Recording Technologies degree. Still taking classical guitar as of now.
I’ve played guitar for 8 years and took lessons for 5 years, although I don’t play so often anymore, and I studied classical music in high school pretty intensely. So yes, I can read music and know theory, and I’ve definitely found my training useful for producing so far.
as anyone who listened to my song for the competition we had in these subforums can tell you, I cannot read sheet music
Hi.
I think that learning music is hard compared to singing.
well, definitely not ‘cool’ but i’ve been in a cathedral choir for 12 years (i’m 21), and now getting paid for it. i’d say i’m fairly competent in music theory etc
I can read portuguese, dutch, english and french. 
but I don’t understand the most important language..
(actually I can read it but i dont understand )