[Dixielandjazz] remembering the lyrics

Mike mike at railroadstjazzwest.com
Sun Apr 8 12:53:02 PDT 2007


Totally agree with you Pat, but there are some that don't learn 
the lyrics. I imagine there are several reasons for this(i.e 
some bop tunes didn't have lyrics)


pat ladd wrote:
> there are a lot of musicians who learn the words to a tune; it helps 
> with phrasing.>>
> 
> Hi,
> I just assumed hat all musicians do that. Hell, I always did it and I am 
> a drummer.  How can you know what the tune is about, the mood, the 
> feeling, without knowing the lyrics.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
> 






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