No, but it helps a lot to know a language that helps you write down and learn musical concepts.
> There are many many great musicians who only enough to make the sounds they want to make.
Are there great musicians who don't know what a scale, a chord progression or a key is?
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Flea from Red Hot Chili Pepers, Omar-Rodriguez Lopez of The Mars Volta / At The Drive-In / Antemasque
https://twitter.com/davemustaine/status/942528968779096065?l...
https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/flea-returns-to-scho...
https://web.archive.org/web/20080601005441/http://www.signon...
No, but it helps a lot to know a language that helps you write down and learn musical concepts.
> There are many many great musicians who only enough to make the sounds they want to make.
Are there great musicians who don't know what a scale, a chord progression or a key is?