| Re: Memorization
It's funny, I can memorize music fairly easily but I have trouble studying for a test.
In Marching band I never counted a drill. I learned it by music queue. (sp?)
When we were told to count ten steps and turn right, I would count ten beats ahead in the music and put an R. That's how I learned the whole show.
I like to perform solos from memory. I think it gives more freedom. Even if I can't memorize the whole thing I learn it enough so the music on the page is just a reminder.
Has anyone been playing from memory and your mind wonders? This has happened to me more then once and I'm still playing and thinking, "where the heck am I?" I never had to stop though. |