How to Memorize?
3.1) Choosing what to memorizePlaying a piece of music is a rather complex task. Thus it is understandable that learning to play from memory may pose difficulties. In fact, some pieces are just too complex for most people to memorize.For someone who has played little or not at all from memory and who wants to develop this ability, selecting what to memorize is an important choice. For an initial effort it is probably best to choose a piece which is appealing and easy to play.3.2)The role of listeningIf a recording or live performance is available, I think it may be useful to start out by just listening to the piece. A mental idea of what the piece ought to sound like will be needed to shape the sounds produced by physical activity into a musical interpretation. This musical idea will of course evolve, even on the fly.(Some people caution against listening too much to a piece before learning to play it, believing that to do so may influence you to adopt the interpretation you hear, ther
