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Topic: Need tips on memorizing Bach 12 little preludes #3 (c minor)  (Read 1701 times)

Offline peanutbutter

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I already learned the notes and the dynamics. My teacher asked me to have the entire piece memorized and up to speed next lesson, but it's so difficult to memorize because everything is just a bunch of broken chords... Maybe I haven't played it enough? Do you guys have any tips in how I could memorize it efficiently?

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Re: Need tips on memorizing Bach 12 little preludes #3 (c minor)
Reply #1 on: February 02, 2015, 02:35:52 PM
Write it out as chords, not broken.  Write by hand or with notation, either way, some feel by hand is better for memory.

That's 10%.  90% is to listen to it many times until the sound is completely memorized. 
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Re: Need tips on memorizing Bach 12 little preludes #3 (c minor)
Reply #2 on: February 02, 2015, 02:54:32 PM
how i go about it when i struggle memorizing through normal practice (memory usually comes fairly easy to me except for very modern stuff)
1. make sure you have it in your ear how it should sound. can you hum or sing the different parts/voices?
2. drill hands separate, you should word to memorize via repition and hearing individual voices, chunk it so you work in say 2 or four measure segments. repeat repeat repeat, do not move on to next without having solid memory on previous/current ones. 
3. start linking them.
repeat 1-3 as needed. usually does the trick. find a recording of it, listen it , a lot, during the day, and esp at night before you go to sleep. get the piece 'stuck in  your head'. it helps! :D

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Re: Need tips on memorizing Bach 12 little preludes #3 (c minor)
Reply #3 on: February 22, 2015, 09:10:52 AM
Sorry for my late post. It's done! I've memorized it, took it down to small bits and learned how the chords looked (and sounded)... Memory isn't usually the first of my problems, but in this particular piece it was... Thanks for your help!
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