Kick Your Charts to the Curb, Part 2

By Jon Nicol

12 Tips to Memorize Songs

Last week we looked at five of the twelve tips. Here are seven more to kick our chart-habit.

6. Learn the end first.
This is a technique I used when I was studying classical guitar. I found that I learned the first half of the song really well. Why? I kept playing that part on the way to the parts I hadn’t learned. Finally a wise teacher guided me to learn the end first. So I started with the final four bars, and would work my way backwards through the piece, four bars at a time. That way, the ending wasn’t neglected.

This can be especially helpful learning more complex pieces, like the chord changes to a traditional hymn. Or follow the spirit of this technique and memorize the second verse first. Because admit it – that’s the one we all flub up.

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