Nande wrote:
> ...Then I was told that, despite my "fantastic voice", I really should
> work on my reading skills..... (So, I think I was rejected)
>
> ...Do I really need the reading skills?...What's your opinion?
I think you have answered your own question. If you want to be able to get
jobs that depend on reading skills, then you need to develop reading
skills. The big question is how to do that.
In my experience, one learns almost any skill by practicing it. One learns
to sight read by sight reading. The best place I know to do this is in a
church choir, where a group prepares one or two new anthems per Sunday in
one short weekly rehearsal. This means one usually develops one's reading
skills in the process. After a 36-year career as a professional church
singer, I am an excellent sight reader!
There are other ways to work on sight reading, and I recommend that you try
some of them out. The ability to read music well is highly desirable for
any number of reasons.
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