In the world of Music, musicians play a piece either by Sight reading or Memory or both.
Today, lets understand what it means by playing a piece “by Memory”. We will talk about playing by “Sight reading” in our later articles.
Repetition is the key to memorizing a piece. When you play a piece without thinking it means it is now set in your muscle memory. Inherently, this also helps you develop an important skill – Patience. The biggest advantage of muscle memory is that it stays with you for a long time. While you are trying to memorize a piece, you are training the movements of your muscles in a specific way and with practice it comes out automatically/ naturally (as it is in your memory).
However, on the contrary, same rule also applies when you practice your piece incorrectly. Be mindful and don’t practice your mistakes i.e. repeating wrong techniques as it will get registered in your memory. This is a big watch out as it takes time to reverse your mistakes and then learn the right way.
If you were to remember one thing in Music, remember this- accuracy is important than speed. Practice makes you perfect.
It’s not a race to win but it’s a “Journey to Success”.
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