"That hasn't been my experience at all. Most serious composers have basic proficiency on at least one instrument (the notable exception being composers who work entirely in a DAW; the DAW, in effect, becomes a digital instrument). The problems…"

"I was agreeing that the page is not music. But the other side of that is that composers aren't musicians most of the time, although they usually have piano skills at the very least. "

"Austin, Bela explains how he did it in one of the interviews I posted."

"I asked no questions in the post to which you are replying,  so "No" is a curious response. "

"You cannot "write" it but you can compose with full understanding of how the orchestral instruments work. All you need is an assistant or even a computer program to write down what you sing or play.  You may not like it but that is…"

"No. And I wouldn't call all composers musicians. Closer to architects drawing up plans that the conductor and the orchestra are responsible for constructing."

"You cannot write for orchestra without some understanding sheet music at least to some degree."

"She is a "Genius Grant" and gets top billing over Steve Martin. "

"Take it from someone who has met Bela Fleck several times: he knows the history of the banjo. He knows about A tuning. Anyway I introduced the idiot idea in relation to Gershwin.  Bela's non-idiot status was gratis. "

"Where did this unfortunate conversation take place? You may be dealing with a haughty "stuck up" individual who has no business accusing others of being insulting. However there is a context to the perception common to non-readers that…"

"Austin, did you miss the quotes from Bela that I posted above? His words, not mine. "

"Not implying he's an idiot. If he's musically illiterate why would he even bother learning about the difference between c notation and a notation? I don't think he's musically illiterate at all. If he was I don't think he…"

"Depends on how old the score is. If it's one of Gershwin's first sketches, then there might be a chance that it's in A notation. Very much doubt that he knows the whole history of the banjo. Seeing as he said the banjo has its roots…"

"Yes, it is certainly a bunch of notes."

"Who claimed Bela was an idiot? 1) "So I write and I keep on writing until it sounds good to me, but I honestly don’t even read music." https://www.listenmusicculture.com/interviews/bela-fleck 1) "I can’t read scores, and…"