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Preparedness for Recital #2026325 02/03/13 02:39 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 17 D DaveBloom OP Junior Member
OP DaveBloom Junior Member D Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 17	Hello, I have my senior recital today, and I'm supposed to play the Mozart sonata in F major. I haven't looked at the piece yet, but I'm not so worried because Mozart doesn't sound so difficult. Anyone have some quick memorization tips that I could use to memorize quickly and efficiently?

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2026333 02/03/13 02:54 PM
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BDB Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member B Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 32,060 Oakland	Teach the music to some flatworms. Then grind up the flatworms in a blender and drink it. You will pick up the piece from the flatworm juice. Semipro Tech

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2026339 02/03/13 03:03 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	Originally Posted by DaveBloom Hello, I have my senior recital today, and I'm supposed to play the Mozart sonata in F major. I haven't looked at the piece yet, but I'm not so worried because Mozart doesn't sound so difficult. Anyone have some quick memorization tips that I could use to memorize quickly and efficiently? You sure you're not Pianoloverus in disguise? Looks like one of his inimitable posts (although that's a pretty good imit).

Re: Preparedness for Recital BDB #2026340 02/03/13 03:03 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	Originally Posted by BDB Teach the music to some flatworms. Then grind up the flatworms in a blender and drink it. You will pick up the piece from the flatworm juice. I guess we're talking ribonucleic acid?

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2026350 02/03/13 03:11 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 26,905 Victoria, BC BruceD Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member
BruceD Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2001 Posts: 26,905 Victoria, BC	Originally Posted by DaveBloom Hello, I have my senior recital today, and I'm supposed to play the Mozart sonata in F major. I haven't looked at the piece yet, but I'm not so worried because Mozart doesn't sound so difficult. Anyone have some quick memorization tips that I could use to memorize quickly and efficiently? Who believes this? BruceD - - - - - Estonia 190

Re: Preparedness for Recital BruceD #2026352 02/03/13 03:13 PM
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Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	I don't think we're supposed to.

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2026353 02/03/13 03:13 PM
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Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	BTW, I've been invited to play in the Super Bowl but I don't know any of the plays and haven't played football in a while. Any tips?

Re: Preparedness for Recital Mark_C #2026356 02/03/13 03:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,651 Delaware (slower/lower) Ralph 1000 Post Club Member
Ralph 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,651 Delaware (slower/lower)	Originally Posted by Mark_C BTW, I've been invited to play in the Super Bowl but I don't know any of the plays and haven't played football in a while. Any tips? Yes, at all costs avoid a wardrobe malfunction. Do or do not. There is no try.

Re: Preparedness for Recital BDB #2026366 02/03/13 03:25 PM
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Damon 6000 Post Club Member D Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 6,746	Roundworms actually work a lot better.

Re: Preparedness for Recital Ralph #2026368 02/03/13 03:28 PM
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Mark_C Yikes! 10000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 24,600 New York	Originally Posted by Ralph ....at all costs avoid a wardrobe malfunction. I was watching at the time and didn't notice.

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2026491 02/03/13 07:59 PM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 6,177 JoelW 6000 Post Club Member
JoelW 6000 Post Club Member Joined: May 2012 Posts: 6,177	Just be preparedified, and you will succeedificate.

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2027093 02/04/13 08:25 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,662 San Jose, CA J jeffreyjones 2000 Post Club Member
jeffreyjones 2000 Post Club Member J Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,662 San Jose, CA	Just finger-sync to a recording. The pros do it all the time!

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2027111 02/04/13 09:14 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,746 Vancouver, B.C. Vid 1000 Post Club Member
Vid 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,746 Vancouver, B.C.	Just "think" the Minuet in G. Schimmel Upright Kawai VPC-1 with Pianoteq Any issues or concerns are piped to /dev/null

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2027135 02/04/13 10:14 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 353 Maine bplary1300 Full Member
bplary1300 Full Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 353 Maine	The recital was great! Don't know why he was worried about the Mozart when he had the Liszt Tarantella and Scriabin 5 on the program!

Re: Preparedness for Recital DaveBloom #2027203 02/05/13 01:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,161 South Jersey DameMyra 2000 Post Club Member
DameMyra 2000 Post Club Member Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,161 South Jersey	Good to hear. Didn't he have to play a recital jury? We always do at my school. Private Piano Teacher MTNA/NJMTA/SJMTA

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