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October 24, 2016

5 ways to make memorizing music your strength

5 ways to make memorizing music your strength
One thing that always kept my attention when talking with fellow musicians was discussion about memory. For pianists it’s often the top thing on our minds heading into concerts. How is my memory? Sviatoslav Richter who was one of the greatest pianists of all time and one of the top 5 of the 20th century ran into lots of anxiety over his memory in the later stages of his life. So he began to use music. Lang Lang often will use a score on stage if he’s performing a relatively new work. Two more...

September 03, 2016

4 types of memory and how to improve them for performance

4 types of memory and how to improve them for performance
Preparing for recitals is difficult especially when they happen often. I push students to always work on their memory of some piece. I tend to think of memory as a muscle that has potential to falter, but if it’s trained properly, it’s unlikely to mess up. The problems happen when students limit themselves to one or two forms of memory. So what types of memory are there? 1. "Muscle" memory – Although in reality, your muscles don't have memory, this is the memory of how it feels to do somethin...