Bill N, Says he listens for the feel of the song.(something like that)

How true, my two examples;

1-How would it be possible to feel what the person who wrote the song was feeling when he was writing the song--interpitation.

2-If that were possible, the well trained clasical music should sound great when they play pop music. His reading abilities are excelent.

On that note --opps---My Dad was a clasical/pop piano player---boy could he read music. Now I know he had to have read and studied the music for many of the pieces he played---but I never saw a sheet of music on the piano.

Both methods of playing music must be applauded. One is so helpful and guides us, on the others adds so much of the emotion.

Enjoy playing in any way you wish, John C.