How many of you know music theory?If not,do you feel limited

[kaden]

Aw whatever, just because you have'nt memorized The Joy of Sex
or the Kama Sutra does'nt mean you don't know how to f*ck.

But if you only know English language pick-up lines...

[adammann]

scoring is just the boring work. there's no talent needed.

That's not true at all. Orchestration needs a lot of talent; there are highly experienced professionals who do just this for a living (Herbert Spencer, Nick Ingman etc.) You need to know the ranges and nuances of all the instruments, be able to transpose on the fly, know what to double and when, and a lot more. - It's no walk in the park, and to say there's no talent needed is very insulting IMO. Also, although time consuming, it can be enjoyable.

While I don't agree with the "no talent needed" bit, I think the point he's trying to make is that it's the final product which is the important thing. The way the music sounds, not the way the score looks to the eye (who cares what a score looks like...unless you're a synesthete). I couldn't think of anything more boring than scoring, certainly when compared with the creative act of playing of hearing the actual music.

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[kaden]

The way the music sounds, not the way the score looks to the eye (who cares what a score looks like...unless you're a synesthete). I couldn't think of anything more boring than scoring, certainly when compared with the creative act of playing of hearing the actual music.

Orchestration a different thing from score notation.

[Lord Snarebottom]

I used to think that all I had to do was think about music to be a great musician.

My guess is that you watched The Music Man one too many times as a child.

To play the minuet in G, you must THINK the minuet in G!