And if you want to improve as a musician, the same must be true for you.Īs a musician today, this apprenticeship is done by imitating the style and sound of your favorite musicians – transcribing solos.
In each and every case, imitation was the key that unlocked the door to creativity. Miles Davis moving to New York to seek out the new music of Charlie Parker, a young Frank Sinatra absorbing the performances of Billie Holiday and Ethel Waters, Lee Morgan learning the musical language of Clifford Brown… And the history of this music is full of countless examples. The truth is that every great musician started out as a musical apprentice. But look back even further and you’ll find it… And some may even deny it that it ever happened at all.
You won’t hear it on their recordings or even in their live performances. There is a secret that all great musicians have in common.
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