[Dixielandjazz] How we listen to music

[Scott Anthony]

If I make the effort to type, or better, hand write lyrics they stick with 
me better. I think the visual feedback may be helpful.

Scott Anthony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
To: <santh at pacbell.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] How we listen to music


> That's really true of me too.  I never listen to lyrics and I guess I have 
> turned it into a science or handicap more or less.
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> A few years ago I started singing with my band.  I have always had the 
> luxury or misfortune depending on how you look at it to have a singer with 
> the band.  But times change and I have difficulty getting the money for 
> the extra mouth to feed so............... I started singing. (that'll 
> teach em)
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> I have always thought of myself as a reasonably bright person but I found 
> out that I just can't memorize the words to tunes.  No matter how many 
> times I go through a tune it just doesn't happen reliably enough.  I think 
> it's a right left brain thing but I don't remember telephone numbers or 
> streets either.  I remember the pattern of buttons on the telephone kind 
> of like a picture. I have to read lyrics.  Funny thing I can remember the 
> words to tunes from my youth without any problem and I have memorized a 
> lot of other stuff over the years.
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> I think that if you ignore a skill long enough it goes away.
> Larry
> St. Louis
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Criss719 at wmconnect.com>
> To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 6:58 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] How we listen to music
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>> "I tend to entirely ignore lyrics, while she tends to entirely ignore 
>> music"
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>> You know, I've never even thought about that.
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>> Now that I do think of it, I realize that I never listen to the lyrics, I
>> listen to the music and for the most part ignore the lyrics.
>> The only time I really hear the lyrics is when some kids drive through a
>> parking lot or are at a red light next to me and the lyrics are vulgar.
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>> Me listening to the music goes all the back to church. I can play all of 
>> the
>> old Gospel Quartet songs on the piano but really only know the lyrics to 
>> the
>> chorus.
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>> Mama -- now she knew all the words.
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>> Criss Morrison
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