tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post4867327561482813331..comments2024-03-23T14:36:56.227-04:00Comments on The Collaborative Piano Blog: 30+1 Ways To Help You Memorize Music FlawlesslyChris Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-52218288220209167622019-08-16T04:20:47.852-04:002019-08-16T04:20:47.852-04:00Make notes in a notebook and not on your cell phon...Make notes in a notebook and not on your cell phone or computer. Because if you lose it then you will realize that there is nothing that you remember. We also need to focus more on playing music. Thank you for the article. clavis.nlMirandahttps://clavis.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-74286272903782337142017-05-19T08:16:01.867-04:002017-05-19T08:16:01.867-04:00I notice that many of your tips for memorization i...I notice that many of your tips for memorization include the word memorize in them. "Run the piece from memory, mistakes and all, keeping track of all the slips." In other words, memorize where you messed up. "Memorize, the articulation, memorize the dynamics, memorize the work away from the piano." These are all suggestions I've heard from my teachers for years, but my question is always HOW? HOW do i memorize the dynamics, HOW do i memorize the form, HOW do you expect me to remember where I messed up after playing a piece? These are not suggestions for people who have difficulty memorizing. These are variety exercises for people who are already decent at memorizing. Do you have tips for people whose brains simply refuse to remember these things? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210942034438808819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-64159326104414141302016-03-28T13:45:37.996-04:002016-03-28T13:45:37.996-04:00Great list of ways to memorize! It is a process an...Great list of ways to memorize! It is a process and I think many people get frustrated when they can't memorize it right away, and just assume "they're not good at memorizing".<br /><br />Anyone can play, anyone can memorize. You just have to put in the effort.Katehttp://www.alittleoffbeat.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-62711392997509136432016-01-07T16:58:02.970-05:002016-01-07T16:58:02.970-05:00Love this method! It is amazing how easily one can...Love this method! It is amazing how easily one can get distracted while doing it! I remember starting a piece several times because of wayward thoughts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914912370714047250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-63840368585364876862013-09-01T17:06:47.813-04:002013-09-01T17:06:47.813-04:00I love the star wars reference. That is great for...I love the star wars reference. That is great for keeping the younger students engaged.Jasper Wittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-6094396204738416882012-11-20T09:26:32.408-05:002012-11-20T09:26:32.408-05:00This is a bit tangential considering the original ...This is a bit tangential considering the original post, but the idea of playing entirely without looking at the hands, or playing in the dark, is extremely problematic for me, because I spent my first 3 years of study practicing on a slightly-narrower-than-standard keyboard (and practiced more in those 3 years than in the 10 years following!). Therefore, I HAVE to look at my hands to negotiate any gestures that cover more than an octave, and I end up rewriting most of my accompaniments to accommodate that. (On the flipside, I almost never have to make a conscious effort to memorize any work of tonal music, because I'm used to the fact that to perform a piece at any half-decent level, it must be memorized cold first, and most of my technical/sightreading flubs actually arise from my inability to look at the keys and gauge distance, so they get fixed quickly once I'm looking at the keys!) Have you ever encountered this situation with another pianist, out of curiosity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-56084819174751799512011-08-23T17:55:11.513-04:002011-08-23T17:55:11.513-04:00ya thx alot for this post. I have a hard time with...ya thx alot for this post. I have a hard time with this song because the part repeats again but they are in different octaves and ya, so I mix it up.. Any tips?Mayuri *-*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03412730891576686534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-25770626071762182762008-03-18T15:17:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:17:00.000-04:00Once I have mastered a piece, to memorize it, I tr...Once I have mastered a piece, to memorize it, I try to play it from start to finish in my head, away from the piano- perhaps while driving or in the shower..very important, Don't skip any notes. If you get stuck, look at the music and then start over. If you can get all the way through, you actually have a good part of the memorization done. It's amazing how hard this is to do, even with pieces of music I have been listening to for 40 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-52435946657160490302007-07-25T08:52:00.000-04:002007-07-25T08:52:00.000-04:00Another trick I've started using lately - circling...Another trick I've started using lately - circling some problem notes and singing them when I come to them instead of playing them.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221811144596166472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-18780067501291049552007-07-18T20:48:00.000-04:002007-07-18T20:48:00.000-04:00That's one of the benefits of practicing in a musi...That's one of the benefits of practicing in a music school--you get used to the horn player or trombonist next door and learn concentration. I've recently learned from the challenges of trying to practice with my two noisy daughters nearby.Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-60893144657764581462007-07-18T10:54:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:54:00.000-04:00Great post Chris, apologies if the following sugge...Great post Chris, apologies if the following suggestion is already somewhere in the post:<BR/>I've found that practicing playing a piece with extreme distraction also helps memorization - i.e. television on very loudly in the next room. It's a good way of practicing how to focus as well. The night before my masters audition (I was travelling for it) my only option was to practice in an undergrad residence practice room. There was a rock band practicing full-on in the next room. Nevertheless I practiced as much as I wanted above the drums, guitar and bass. The next day I experienced a clean focus like never before!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529455192652664245noreply@blogger.com