How to avoid memory slips WAITING to happen (feat. Jon Kimura Parker)
Ever have a memory slip? Many musicians report that memory slips are their single greatest fear onstage. And yet, most musicians don’t understand how or why they happen. Tonebase artist Jon Kimura Parker knows that feeling well! He’ll discuss the “why”, and specifically how to identify in advance what he likes to call “Memory Slips Waiting to Happen”. He’ll show you the kinds of things that trip him up, which will be your first step in starting to understand what things trip YOU up. Master these, and you can walk onstage with an extra boost of confidence!
Follow this event link to tune in!
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/avoid-memory-slips-waiting-to-happen
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like me to focus on?
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This is very interesting! Dominic, thank you for putting the words on the screen as Professor Parker was listing things. It is quite helpful! It enhances the clarity of the lesson significantly!
The marking up of the scores were incredible - - such analysis!
Highlighting the Charlie Chaplin quote was fascinating, too.
Recording and analyzing any situations that didn't go as expected is crucial, yes.
Thank you to Professor Parker! Thank you to Dominic! And thank you to all who asked such excellent questions!
Wonderful lesson!
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The advice here is great for musicians still in the confines of the academy. For those of us in the real world, I've let go of the "necessity" of memorization. 99% of audiences simply don't care, or they don't seem to notice. Many international performers (such as Yuja Wang) are now using scores regularly in performance. I was able to triple the amount of rep I could get through per year by not obsessing over having things memorized. It really goes back to the question of what we're actually trying to do as musicians: learn as much diverse rep as we can in our lifetimes, or limit the number of stuff we can learn because of an obsession over memory? The answer is obvious.
