One thing about the music is – ultimately you don’t play from it of course – but there are several stages of learning. The sheet music is for the stage between learning the “bare tune” notes and the polished/totally memorized stage of the advanced tune.
As a learning tool, the memory reminder for the advanced version is a great time saver. We play with you on the video tutorials, but the next day, or busy people that we are, sometimes even a week or so later, I may not remember every single option or alternative “lick.” That means going thru the entire tutorial video again (Yes, the videos aren’t that long, but 6-10 minutes is more time than glancing at the sheet music and going “oh yes, that one” and then turning away from the music to play it). Which is why if you won’t offer the sheet music for advanced versions, having the ABC format will help – then I can write it down more easily for myself – and create my own version. (I’ve actually already started it for Kevin Burke’s songs – you can get ABC versions off of thesession.org.).
– Shannon
