A clear advantage of this school of music-playing is that the musician can then focus on the mood and environment they wish to evoke, while improvising on the technicalities.
Inspiration over knowledge
When a musically intuitive person plays music, it is an involuntary action where the body knows what to do, regardless of the notations available. For example, I discovered that I can pick up any tune one wants me to play, simply by listening to it. A clear advantage of this school of music-playing is that the musician can then focus on the mood and environment they wish to evoke, while improvising on the technicalities. Doesn't this reaffirm that music is a natural instinct rather than rote skill?
—Gladson Peter, singer-songwriter
A force impartial
Inspired by watching jazz artist Gino Banks enjoying himself on the drums, I thought, "Why can't I give this a try?" Sure, there are geniuses who play by ear, but some music enthusiasts also pursue the art from scratch (if only as a hobby). They are the ones who benefit a great deal by studying theory. If it weren't for notations, the gifted ones would play till their arms failed, but there wouldn't be documentation of that spontaneous creativity, leading certain pieces/forms to die out with them. Who are we to disengage a person from something as fulfilling as music, just because some perceive it to be an inborn talent?
—Aarifah Rebello, drummer
Right reasons to learn
I believe everyone can learn to play music if taught the right way. Its all about your introduction to it and the nurturing of musical instincts at a formative age. Its about accepting that music is not about catchy beats or lyrics, but the finer elements — like its ability to trigger different emotions in a person. Of course, everybody is different, with different ways of processing, so the results cannot be similar. But that's true of any discipline.
—Rudra Krishna, musician and writer
Love, learn, deconstruct
Although I can play by ear, I support the notion of music as an acquired skill. While the fact that a person can play music can be considered a gift in itself, music is essentially a language. A language that when read and reconstructed properly, gives one a reference frame of how to perfect a particular piece/genre. I think it is better to 'learn' music so you know the rules—before you break them.
—Macklin Lacerda, jingle composer
—Compiled by Ranjana Maria
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