A Quick Tip for Memorizing (& Embellishing) Melodies

“Without sheet music, I can’t play anything.”

It’s a frustration I hear often from players trying to transition away from being shackled to the written page. But it’s definitely not true. You absolutely can do it! It’s just a different process than the way you learned to read music.

In this short video I share:

• The number one thing you must do if you’re going to memorize and retain a melody.
• The best way to transfer a melody from the page to your memory.
• Where to find great ideas for embellishing a melody.
• A technique that makes it easier to get melodies to “stick” in your memory.
• 3 specific elements that work best for embellishing melodies.

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Download the mp3 of my playing demonstration at 3:50

This is just one part of one course inside the Virtual Studio (there are over 20 courses and 600 individual lesson tutorials).

 

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