I maintain that I'm an awful sight-reader (in the traditional sense)...but I also approximate accompaniments from sheet music and lead sheets all the time and can change up the style, voicings, etc - which I've never thought about that as "sight reading" or knowing my instrument!
I maintain that I'm an awful sight-reader (in the traditional sense)...but I also approximate accompaniments from sheet music and lead sheets all the time and can change up the style, voicings, etc - which I've never thought about that as "sight reading" or knowing my instrument!