Jane Erb <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>A friend who is an amateur pianist of some skill has just purchased a
>splendid new piano. Now, wanting to use his instrument, he has asked if
>I know any tips and/or techniques (or books on the subject) to help him
>memorize.  He claims that he can play a piece hundreds of times with the
>music but is unable to play it if the music is taken away.

One standard trick is to start memorizing from the end and work towards
the beginning.  Learn to play the last system of music from memory, then
the last two systems, etc.  One nice thing about this method is that you
don't start out strong and then peter out, as often happens if you try to
memorize starting from the beginning.

Dan Schmidt -> [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]