Memorizing For Beginners - Tips to SOLIDIFY Your Musical Retention
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 23. 07. 2020
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In this tutorial, we discuss some of the memorizing tips I like to give to beginning students who don't have a firm grasp on theory or harmonic analysis. Memory can still be achieved through methods other than traditional analysis while a student is learning more about harmony, form, and other theoretical concepts that will help in solidifying memory. Even if you are an advanced player and have a firm grasp on analysis, you can still apply these methods to give yourself an extra layer of safety, with some out-of-the-box tips to further enhance your musical retention.
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I love how Josh sir talks about all the psychological and philosophical approch of playing piano ...
I really appreciate learning that your own piano journey didnât include early theory education đ I took 10 years of lessons and loved piano so much that I practiced 3-5 hours a day without my mother ever needing to prompt me. But I didnât learn a lick of theory beyond the basic major and minor scales, and triad chords. Keeping in mind this was pre-technology, and we memorized phone numbers, addresses, and the mapping of our communities in addition to normal school stuff. I learned recital pieces by slogging line by line for the 9 month school term, and memorized them fairly easily. After school graduation I didnât have the skills to continue in music, and family and career took me on a 3 decade journey away from piano. I returned about 5 years ago, and began watching videos. Only then did I begin to comprehend âtheoryâ. Imagine my utter surprise when I finally understood how the church pianist, playing from the same hymnal the congregation used, was playing arpeggios and fills that didnât exist on the page. Anyway, I digress. On the subject of memorization, especially the easy to easy/intermediate pieces, I find playing pieces with a singable melody is very helpful for me to memorize. I really struggle to memorize even the simplest pieces if the melody doesnât become an earworm for me.
This is an amazingly helpful video and I have even greater respect for pianists who memorize extremely complicated pieces (or any pieces for that matter). I finally decided I have to learn to memorize a piano piece, something I have never done.
I've been memorizing piano pieces since childhood, was never formally taught, and learned only a minimal amount of musical theory. Wow, this confirms that what I've been doing all along was correct! I always thought I was cheating in some way, as sometimes I don't even know what chord I'm in! But now that I think about it, it shouldn't be surprising as actors memorize their lines by similarly using cues. Thank you , Josh!
You are an inspiration Josh, thanks for all the help on my beginner piano journey.
I'm becoming a huge fan of variation in my practising. To me it seems to be the number one rule to learning music besides just using your ears which I think will always be more powerful and smarter than any level of system you might achieve with your muscles or your vision. I play slow, I play fast, I play staccato, I play legato, hands separately and hands together...
I think the most important component of memory that was neglected in this video was aural memory! Being able to audiate, hum, or sing the melody is the fundamental base for all musical memory. What use is theoretical analysis if you donât have a clear memory of the sound?
Another great lesson .. Thanks Josh!
You are such a charismatic teacher. I love the way you teach . Thank you
These videos are so valuable. Thank you for the lectures!
Literally just started memorizing the Pathetique. Best timing ever
Always thought I'm bad at memorizing, because I never tried, now I tried it with a few little pieces like you would practice sight reading and after 3 months I memorize quickly. Just try it, even if it's only bar by bar
Thanks Josh ... all very useful tips. Matt
Wow! SO useful . Thanks Josh
Oh my.... You just saved muy life with this video ...... thank you soooo much for what you do.... Like... Seriously...
Thank you very much again for all those tips...am trying to memorize quite a bit & was feeling overwhelmed coz my theory wasn't able to support the memorizing...thanks for helping get past that block.
Thanks Josh, that was so helpful! I got stuck with memorization because I heard the piece in my head (Rachmaninoff Prelude op23 no4), knew the chords/form and still couldnât find it on the keys many times. The tips on visualizing, dynamics and trying to see and discover as many patterns as possible on black and white helped. Made me realize I need to practice eartraining large intervals a lot more too.
Great lesson Josh.
Very nice lesson
Brilliant teacher; not easy or usual for someone at his level to play at the level of a beginner