Notes 3-End of the 'Beginner'

March 3, 2008 at 6:40 PM

Is 55 measures a lot to memorize?
I don't know what is reasonable. I am going to try to have all of this done by Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 P.M.
What is a reasonable rate to memorize an entire piece of music? I don't have an answer to this. Since this piece has maybe 7 distinctive patterns that reoccur.
I am memorizing groups. Sorting out where they occur is a matter of playing the piece in my head. Since this is not a familiar piece it is not as easy as one that I have heard before in my childhood or as a young adult. These are frozen in some drawer in my brain and exactly how or when i learned them is not something that I can recall--only that they are there.
(If you are still reading this you will know that I am not nor ever was a music major.) However having said that I have been exposed to music my whole life from singing in church choirs, musicals, school chorus, college chorus etc. playing in school bands and orchestra.
Learning any new skill works best when you have an older "hook" to hang your new behavior on and I am always searching for something to relate to.
Is this my problem? Am I thinking too much and concentrating too little?
March 20th I will stop calling myself a "Beginner." (This marks the start of my 3rd year of study and I can't use that excuse any longer.)
What do I call myself now?

From William Wolcott
Posted on March 3, 2008 at 9:17 PM

How much do you have memorized so far, Kim?

From Ayaka Sano
Posted on March 4, 2008 at 2:44 PM

55 measures of what? it depends on the level of music, i think.

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