The more you learn, the more you have to draw from. You might not remember today. But tomorrow It could come right to ya.
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One of the more complicated songs in my repertoire is Ed Gerhard's "Water is Wide"...also it is almost a 5 minute piece...there are 6 others that I have learned that are similar fingerstyle pieces (Shenandoah, Si Beag Si Mhor, Ashoken Farewell). Since starting this thread I have played all 7 songs in my "recorded" repertoire about 10 times over the course of a week... and they are back...with a few mistakes that don't worry me...but the memory (generally muscle memory and a few peeks at the notation) came back. PHEW...for a while there I thought I would have to learn them all over. When I first learned these song I played them for 3 months to get them right then another couple months to memorize without the use of notation. Prior to recording I would play a single song at slow speed 10-15 times daily for a week before recording. Now I realize I need to play these songs at least weekly while I continue with new pieces. Thought I was loosing it. I recently had major surgery and thought that the anesthesia had done something to brain function that affected my memory. Thank you all for your input...made me feel as if I was not alone.
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There are apps that will handle all the details for you. I've used (sort of...) just a deck of cards with tunes on each card. Pull a few off the top of the deck each day. If I can remember if play it well, it goes to the bottom of the deck. If I can't it goes back on the top, so I'll play it again tomorrow. Sort of works as long as I actually do it. |
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Interesting thread, and some good ideas. I like the app/flashcard suggestion, as I tend to go way too long in between reps otherwise. Among other things I run into this every year in November like clockwork, with the Christmas songs I haven't played in 10-11 months.
One thing I picked up from this forum last year was to incorporate more challenging passages into my warm-ups and daily practice. I did it more to help me focus on the skill, but of course it helped keep them in memory and under my fingers too. |
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