Do you find memorising music challenging?
Most musicians are familiar with aural and tactile forms of memorisation,
maybe even kinaesthetic (muscle memory/body movements)
but no so familiar with photographic memorisation – ‘seeing’ the music
in one’s head – as groups of notes and structural layout. Combining these
4 types can give more secure memory, increasing performance confidence.
That’s because:
1) you are less likely to get distracted from outside sources
2) having the photograph of the score in your mind is like having a road map,
with main sections being lit up
3) you have more security to think about appropriate breathing / resting places and
4) you become more aware of pacing your emotional energy to suit the musical structure.
You can find ‘A Quick Lesson in Photographic Memorisation’ (p..57 of my book/ hard copy).
If you would like to discuss memorisation challenges or photographic memory,
please feel free to do so below and I’ll respond, Carmel