How important is Reading Music?

0:00 Start 0:41 Almost all of the greats read 1:17 Very helpful to learn complex patterns faster. 2:30 Visualization of patterns, placements, orchestrations 2:56 Communicating with other musicians effectively 4:24 Concept access 5:06 A wealth of knowledge stored in books 6:47 I don’t sight read anymore 7:16 A new era 8:24 What else does it do? 10:02 It helps remember figures 10:56 Categorizing helps augment patterns. 12:05 DAW proficiency increases 14:39 Bar gig cheat sheets 15:48 Memory aid that economizes time 16:46 Don’t be lazy 17:31 Keep a book of ideas 19:20 Books I’ve gone through What has reading done for you?