Memory and Memorization in Classical Guitar Music

To master the classical guitar, it helps to memorize music. This gives myriad benefits, including the ability to focus on things other than the notes. But how do we memorize music?

There are many methods for memorizing music and developing musical memory.  Here are a few places to start:

  • How to Learn Classical Guitar Pieces – Memory begins with effective learning.  Use this formula to learn new music, and you’ll be halfway there.  Tip: test your memory after each step.
  • How (and Why) to Memorize Guitar Music – This lesson will offer techniques you can use in practice to actively memorize your music.
  • How to Increase Recall – This is a simple practice tip that will help you memorize music much more quickly.  Many people miss this and struggle more with memory than necessary.
  • How to Test Your Musical Memory – This is a fun list of 50 ways to test musical memory.  If you think you have something memorized, give it a go!

See our full course on memorizing music, Musical Memory.

All Articles on Memory and Memorizing Music:

  1. 42 Questions to Blow (open) Your Musical Mind
  2. 50 Ways To Test Your Musical Memory
  3. A Guide to the Fine Details: How to Mine Your Music for Gold
  4. A Musical Phrasing Exercise for More Expressive Playing: Conduct and Sing Your Pieces
  5. Balance Ratios: A Way to Quantify Musical Expression and Phrasing
  6. Chord TABs: Learn Classical Guitar Pieces Faster with this Secret Code
  7. Classical Guitar Visualization: What, Why and How
  8. Discover the First Step to Memorizing Music
  9. Do I Really Have to Use Consistent Fingerings in Classical Guitar Pieces?
  10. Eliminate Confusion and Reduce Random Guitar Mistakes
  11. Exaggeration: A Practice Tool to Bring Your Playing To the Next Level
  12. How (and Why) to Memorize Music on Classical Guitar
  13. How to Maintain Classical Guitar Repertoire
  14. How to Memorize Classical Guitar Music
  15. How to Never Forget Another Piece of Music
  16. How to Shadow Practice on Guitar
  17. How to Use Slow Practice For Classical Guitar
  18. Introduction to Roman Numeral Analysis (Harmonic Analysis)
  19. Learn Guitar Pieces from the End Backward – A Musical Strategy
  20. Memory Tip: How to Memorize and Recall Classical Guitar Pieces More Quickly
  21. Practical Musical Analysis: First Steps in Learning New Music
  22. Short on Time? Simple Tricks to Learn Music Fast
  23. Should Classical Guitar Feel “Natural”?
  24. The 85% Rule: How to Play Pieces Perfectly Polished at Full Speed
  25. The Four-Measure Musical Formula for Practice, Phrasing and Memory
  26. The Most Common Chord Progression in Music
  27. The Play-Prepare Double-Movement: The Two Actions of Every Note
  28. When Should You Start Memorizing Classical Guitar Music?
  29. Why You Should Avoid Muscle Memory (at first)