Sure, you can add in the dynamics and the phrasing when you are memorizing music, or reading it. But I think to some degree that everyone memorizes passages, even if they do read it from the page. I can't think of anyone I know that reads every note of music as they go along. You begin to memorize, in short what people call "getting it under their fingers." Also, you should read what I wrote again. It's not "at the last minute," but rather after I learn the notes. How can I possibly put in the slight nuances that make music "musical" if I can't play the notes in the first place. I should be better at sight reading, but for my particular instrument, it is easier for me to memorize difficult pieces, rather than read them from the page. It's only about five feet from one end of the instrument to the other. You try using peripheral vision for movement of that degree. And lastly, I like adding in what makes the music seem more interesting/emotional after simply because all the technical stuff is taken care of. I still go back to the score and write it all in, but at least I'm thinking phrases and lines instead of reading "C-E-G". In ensembles, where the music isn't as difficult, I probably would only memorize the passages with large leaps. Kimberly Martin East Carolina University