tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post8296231655646743808..comments2023-08-15T09:59:09.965-04:00Comments on Cello Centered: More memoryMaricellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901229998799205736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post-70119353419553968982007-05-09T23:31:00.000-04:002007-05-09T23:31:00.000-04:00Hi Erin, Great article! I will show it to my teach...Hi Erin, Great article! I will show it to my teacher. But she is a firm believer in memorizing as a learning tool. I think the Suzuki philosophy is that you memorize the piece first and then work on fine-tuning and polishing it, without the bother of having to focus on note-reading while you are polishing. <BR/><BR/>My argument was always that I was coming from a different direction--I could already read music. And it is not likely that I will ever perform as a soloist with an orchestra. It takes me much much longer to learn each piece because of the memory wok, and I am way behind (Suzuki book-wise) my friends who take from a teacher who does not require memorization. <BR/><BR/>There is also the danger of focusing on memory over technique.<BR/><BR/>However, I do love to "own" the music, so to speak, by memorizing it, and I do need to memorize to play with the fiddlers (the short fiddle tunes are much easier to memorize though).<BR/><BR/>Maybe there is a nice midway point--memorize some, but not all Suzuki pieces.Maricellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901229998799205736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964274595125305264.post-37174637362544626592007-05-09T17:43:00.000-04:002007-05-09T17:43:00.000-04:00Did you see this interesting article in the Guardi...Did you see this interesting article in the Guardian about memorising music? <BR/><BR/>http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/story/0,,2060997,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com