So true, almost every musician I've met assigns themselves to one or the other camp. Apparently it's very difficult to cross the chasm on this. I've tried to cr

So true, almost every musician I've met assigns themselves to one or the other camp. Apparently it's very difficult to cross the chasm on this. I've tried to cross from reading to playing by-ear by forcing myself to perform without any score (admittedly simple tunes) and it's been a difficult transition but I think it can be done with lots of practice. The other direction is probably harder because it feels constraining rather than liberating.