[Dixielandjazz] remembering the lyrics

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

> I never intended that my statement .....


It gives us something to do - It's sort of like a slow news day on the 
networks - you might get anything ---
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pat ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] remembering the lyrics


> List-Message-Recipient: larrys.bands at charter.net
> Knowing lyrics is good for helping you phrase as well as keeping that 
> melody in your head >>
>
> Hi Mike,
> I never intended that my statement about knowing the lyrics was to be 
> taken as anything more than just a general trick which could clue a 
> musician in regarding the general mood of a piece.
> Certainly I did not  suggest that  Beethovens Fifth would be better 
> understood if it had lyrics.  Hell,  what do I know? I am not even a 
> musician. I`m a drummer for Heavens sake.
>
> I do know that sometimes when the band had a request for an unfamiliar 
> piece and  the leader said  `This is how we will do it` I could sometimes 
> object and say " You can`t do it like that. Dont you know the words?"
> Sometimes the leader would actually do it my way.
> That made me feel like a real musician.
>
> Cheers
>
> Past.
>
>
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