like an ‘A’ section, ‘B’ section, ‘A’ section, ‘B’ sheet music and even going back to my old music and we were playing it. And you play it so
section. That’s all it is. church background where I played within a differently than when you are reading it as well,
choir and orchestra and I had to sight-read because you have to balance that tightrope of
Granted there are moments, like when we’re music. Or when I was in band class, I played wanting to be able to play freely but also honor
doing “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” where there are saxophone, so I sight-read sheet music. So what someone wrote on the page. So, it’s really
all of these walking orchestrated parts, where I now those things that I did when I was fourteen just trying to find that balance. And you want to
do keep my eye towards the sheet music. But I am still using at twenty-nine. It’s weird, literally stay connected to the stage because you also
when I was learning these songs and looking this whole set I’m going back to me in band want it to feel good. Sometimes if you’re just
at the charts, I was like man, this is really just class playing saxophone. I’m so glad I did that, one hundred percent staring at the sheet music
‘ABAB’. When it goes to a sax solo we just because I’m not playing saxophone now, but you’re not all into what’s happening on stage.
play the ‘A’ section twice. I’m just learning the I know how to sight-read. I can look at charts It’s really just a balance, if it’s not feeling good,
language of this style of music, and it’s the now and not be intimidated by reading a bunch then I’ll stop looking at the page and focus on
same for anything, whether you’re playing R&B of music. what everyone else is doing. I don’t use it as a
or Gospel music.
crutch, I use it as a reference to where we’re
[WM] How do you balance creating a great going in the song, and then I just try to trust
We hear a Gospel song out of context and it’s vibe with staying connected to where you are myself to know that I can play it without sheet
like they’re playing all over the place, they’re in the chart? music or anything.
deep dive into that music it has its own formula [David] Yes, the band and I have been talking [WM] Reading music is a little bit like math,
too. It’s been fun learning the formulas for all about this, you play so differently. For the Fall Tour you don’t know you’re going to need it until you
this, but it is a combination of me looking at we didn’t use charts, we just all memorized the really need it. What are some of the benefits as
just shedding the whole time, but actually if you
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