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Paul Silverthorne <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 8 Feb 2002 04:46:21 EST
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>If you're remembering a piece of music you've performed, ie playing it
>through in your mind - I speak as a non-performer - do you remember the
>*sound* of the music, or the notes on the page?

Both.  I personally cannot hear music without to some extent notating
it in my head.  Similarly, when I play from memory I find it essential
to have not only the aural memory of the piece and the physical memory in
the fingers, but also a visual memory.  To this end I sometimes write the
piece out from memory if I'm worried that it is not absolutely secure.

Paul Silverthorne

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