I had a music teacher who would read sheet music like this. He said he could hear it, and he prefered it to actually listening to a recording because his imagination was so much richer than what could be captured by a recording.
I thought it was amazing and really envied this ability.
I definitely don’t prefer it, but I can imagine the music from the sheet music when there aren’t more than a couple parts. Some musicians/composers I’ve worked with prefer listening while also reading the sheet music though.
I had a music teacher who would read sheet music like this. He said he could hear it, and he prefered it to actually listening to a recording because his imagination was so much richer than what could be captured by a recording.
I thought it was amazing and really envied this ability.
It’s not uncommon among high level classical musicians apparently.
Personally, I prefer Spotify.
I definitely don’t prefer it, but I can imagine the music from the sheet music when there aren’t more than a couple parts. Some musicians/composers I’ve worked with prefer listening while also reading the sheet music though.