Absolutely. I've had that reaction several times from good friends who are superb musicians. One deigned to jam with me one evening using the jukebox. He did like the lead sheets, but felt like it was too "cookie cutter." I thought that out of all my acquaintances, he'd see the possibilities.

I showed it to one friend who is partially handicapped; he only has limited use of his right hand. He claimed to be impressed, but said he'd keep doing it his way--step programming in Reason. (Can't argue with his results; look up "Dream Level 7" or "DL7" on Facebook and myspace.)

Now when I play one of my pieces and one of them asks, "Who did the drums?" I just smile . . .

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."