(buynak) who was it... keith richards said, "everything you ever listened to comes out in what you play," which is very true. (dispirito) for young musicians, the process of learning rock and roll is often very closely related to their album collection-- the cds they have at home, their favorite musicians, their favorite artists--they try to mimic what they're hearing. [guitar playing with recording] a guitar student has so many different teachers, if you will, to choose from given that so much is really learned through sound recordings. that's not to say that the teaching tradition isn't happening here where you can go and find a fine guitar teacher or piano teacher and learn that way. it's just that the proliferation of sound recordings has really provided, in and of itself, a whole school for learning just through listening and mimicking. [rock music with dueling electric guitars] (narrator) in many church choirs, music is also learned aurally. choir members learn their parts by listening, imitating, and