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I just wanted to add on more to your thoughts: when I play piano with sheet music, I "chunk" as you mention, but I also look ahead anywhere from like one measur
by silencio 17y ago
I just wanted to add on more to your thoughts: when I play piano with sheet music, I "chunk" as you mention, but I also look ahead anywhere from like one measure to an entire page to refresh my memory and see what I need to play next, and/or how I should transition from one section to the next. I also find that these definite divisions by lines and pages of music help memorizing and visualizing what to play. I would love it if there was an app that listened along and flipped/shifted pages over automatically, but marquee scrolling would be disastrous to the way I read sheet music.
(Disclaimer: I've been playing piano for over 15 years of my 21 year existence on this planet, is that enough to comment on my personal preferences? ;) )
On the other hand, throughout the years I spent singing in choirs and with specific situations like guitar hero, a marquee style method of presentation never posed a problem as long as I could see at least a measure or two ahead at a time. Likely because of the information density you mention - singing and guitar hero never felt as demanding as playing piano.
- warfangle 17y agoOh, absolutely. To be able to play nontrivial pieces without looking ahead two-to-three measures is nigh impossible. Reading music seems to be very interesting - after you truly know a piece, the notes seem to simply be reminders for muscle memory. It's not like reading a book - you do that when you learn the book. Sight reading is fairly difficult! As for duration of experience, it's not necessarily the length of time.. but whether you've ever truly learned a piece.