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Bud
I'm not Matt, but Your question about seeing notes really got me to thinking.
When I play trumpet I almost always 'see' the notes. A lot of time I'm transposing in my head and it helps a lot.

Funny thing is on keys I see the notes when I read and spread them on the keyboard in my head as I look at them.
Totally different again when on guitar/bass where most of the time I'm thinking intervals from a root type of thing .. easier for me to think 'minor chord up a fourth' and know how to get there on frets .. then again I'm a very basic guitar player.

Thanks. That was fun (at least for me).

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