For example: we had some guests over while my dad was playing guitar, one of the guests just picked up a spare guitar and started playing with him.
Or [that one video of the two sax players.](https://youtu.be/1_9IMZcbKHQ)
They hadn’t spoke before and they just started making music with each other.
I’m sorry I’m not very good at describing it but how can a musician just start a duet without talking. It seems like magic.
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In simple terms, I like to think of music as having 2 parts; Rhythm and melody.
Rhythm is the easiest half. Somebody who knows NOTHING about music can still follow a rhythm and figure out a beat. It’s like dancing. You might not understand music, but a lot of people can still move to the beat! With that being said, as long as one person starts the song and sticks with their rhythm, the second person can easily jump into that.
Melody is the harder half, but not as complicated as one might think. There are many “keys” of music to play in. This is essentially a collection of notes that sound good together! Without going into complexities of harmonies and everything else, USUALLY you have to stick to the same key for an entire song or else it sounds like something is wrong. SO, as long as both musicians know the key, they basically just have to make sure to only play the notes in that key, then nothing can really go wrong. It can sound even BETTER if they understand the more complex aspects of music theory, BUT it will sound good with just sticking to these two halves.
The hardest part is probably picking up on what key the musician is playing. This requires a keen and practiced ear, understanding of the instrument and hand positions, or simply communicating it to the other person before hand.
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