It is possible to play any instrument without reading music. There are advantages and disadvantages. I've known phenomenal piano players who could not read anything but they could play pretty much anything and learn it note by note by ear quickly. I myself play guitar and have played in College Jazz Band before. I can read music, but I do it far too slowly for it to be usable WHILE I am playing. I can read it to learn a song, but I memorize it and no longer need the sheet music. I also played for years without knowing how to read it. The other members in the band tended to be experts at sight reading as they played. They had an advantage that if you stuck the piece of music in front of them they could just start playing it. They had the disadvantage that they were very bad at memorizing it, if the sheet music blew off the stand or was lost they too were LOST and could not play it.
The best place to be I believe is being able to do both.
I hear what your saying, and I will bow to your knowledge, but I would say if ur hopeless at both like I am it best just to watchs the pros do it and just gasp in wonder!!! Lol
If it were EASY it would not be something we admired as much. It does take effort. Occasionally there are some blessed with natural abilities that do not have to work hard at it, but they seem to be rare people.
So it would seem that I am the only one who was curious about this question.. And everyone else already knows the answer. I fucking hate taking photos or videos, so perhaps I wasted my time on this one.
But, I am certainly having fun learning. I am not a point where I can know which key to press just by hearing it, but I feel that it is something I will be able to grasp in time. For the moment though, I am using this to learn.
If you can play guitar hero, then you can do this too. Just need patience it would seem.
No... it is a good question. Just many of us likely already have been there long ago. At least I have many decades ago when I began making music and learning music. The fact you are starting the journey doesn't mean you should instantaneously have the same conclusions. It's called learning. Enjoy it. Absolutely nothing wrong with your question or thoughts.
I for one am glad you are pursuing music. I personally think everyone could benefit from such pursuits.
Guitar hero is actually a bit harder if you actually already play REAL guitar. It's not the same and you'll want to do a lot of things that match the sound but don't match the button to press. I still had fun playing such games with my family.
You answered the question perfectly