Klarinet Archive - Posting 000983.txt from 1998/08

From: pollyg@-----. Gulakowski)
Subj: Re: [kl] Memorization
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 19:52:24 -0400

CAUTION! DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME...

(he,he,he)

P: I usually ask my woodwinds to memorize backwards (sorta). Start with
the last phrase/measure (I like phrases better because they mean
something musically) and follow your (tedious) steps. Add the phrase
immediately before and so on until you are at the beginning. The reason
this works better for me is that the director usually starts at the
beginning and cuts off for the rehearsal of phrases from the beginning so
you get much more practice time on beginning parts. So in sectionals, we
start at the end - to even it out! This may not be for everyone but give
it a shot. I know college kids who still remember how to play the show
they learned that way in 9th grade!

Paulette

On Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:18:37 -0700 "Rey Trajano"
<mtrajano@-----.net> writes:
>I know how you feel...my school always seems to choose marches like
>that...
>
>Here's my (almost) guaranteed, although tedious, method for memorizing
>ANY
>piece of music you need to for band or anything else.
>
>Start by playing the first measure of music. Then, play it again.
>Then,
>play it again and again and again. Ten or more times usually is
>enough.
>Now that you've thoroughly familiarized yourself with that measure,
>close
>your eyes ( or turn the music over )and try to play it. If you can't
>play
>it with your eyes closed (or music turned over), look at the music
>again and
>play the measure ten more times. On the other hand, if you are able
>to play
>that measure reasonably well, then play it ten more times without
>looking at
>the music.
>
>Now comes the really tedious part. Now that you've memorized the
>first
>measure, look at the music again. Add one measure to what you have
>been
>playing, e.g. if you've been playing one measure play 2, or if you've
>been
>playing 3 measure play 4, etc... Then, with the new set of measures,
>which
>is just what you have been playing plus one more measure, repeat ALL
>of the
>steps above except substitute your current number of measures for the
>first
>measure. Keep adding another measure and repeating all of the steps
>until
>the whole march or piece is memorized.
>
>If you are able to do all this, then congratulations, you should have
>memorized the march. To ensure that you don't forget the march, if
>you run
>through the whole piece at least once every week or two, you should
>have no
>trouble keeping it memorized.
>
>I hope this helps...it did for me!.... :-)
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>
>Umibig ka na ba?
>-Rey
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ReAnSt@-----.com>
>To: klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 1:33 PM
>Subject: [kl] Memorization
>
>
>>Does anyone have any hints on memorizing marching band music? I have
>always
>>had a lot of difficulty memorizing music. This years music has a lot
>of
>parts
>>which are almost the same but slightly different which are causing
>havoc on
>my
>>brain. I would greatly appreciate any tips that could help me
>memorize it.
>>And the whole clarinet section would also appreciate it!
>>
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