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segments that are four two eight notes in length, and then rehearse them one by one until youve got them in
mid- to long-term memory. Sounds pretty boring, doesnt it?
Luckily, you can rely on a technique that psychologists call chunking, where a group of notes that hang
together pretty well will be able to fit into just one of the seven or so slots available in short-term memory. The
basic technique of learning only small handfuls of notes may be necessary at times, however, when we cannot
find any chunks that make sense.
It is therefore worthwhile to work toward having more sophisticated ways of recognizing patterns in music.
Regardless of the sophistication of your memorization techniques, the following two techniques will help by
making a game out of the memorization process. Continue reading about the Two-Chair Technique
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I found your tips useful and will incorporate them into my routine. I have a friend who is hopelessly in the muscle memory
routine and I cant convince him to get beyond that so I hope to suggest your website to give him a better solution to his
memory lapses.
Thank you, sheri
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