Dear Doc, Part of the problem may be tablature. It is such an ideal system for notating music for fretted instruments, that one only has to read it. You're a good reader, so there is no need to memorise anything. Staff notation for modern classical guitar, on the other hand, can be difficult to read, especially when high positions are involved, so by the time you have worked out what to play, you have virtually memorised it anyway. If you really had to memorise a piece, for example, because you were going to perform it on stage in a play, you'd find a way to memorise it. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. -----Original Message----- From: Doc Rossi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 04 April 2008 12:06 To: cittern list Subject: [CITTERN] memorization I was wondering whether anyone has any strategies for memorizing pieces. In the last few years I've had no luck at all memorizing music and really can't play without the tab in front of me any more. I think part of it might be age (although I'm not that old) and part of it is that I'm playing more complex arrangements, but it never used to be so difficult for me to remember music. Some years ago I memorized both parts of the JC Bach sonata for guitar and violin without actually making a conscious effort to do so - it just happened. I'd like to solve this and would appreciate hearing what any of you do to memorize music. Thanks, Doc
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