Pete Seeger once said when asked this Q in an interview "Pete, do you read music?" Pete's reply "not enough to hurt my playing."

I agree with his reply and prefer to be a better ear player for improvisation reasons, which to me is where some of the most happenin' music comes out. People just jammin' freely sans the confines of charts.
jam on,
Terry

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