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Sound-to-Motor
Sound-to-Motor Maps
We need to build connections between the sounds in your head and the positions of your hand on the banjo
These networks are the foundation for jamming, picking out tunes on the fly, improvisation . . . all the things you associate with master musicians
Each time you learn a new tune on the banjo, write down the title
When writing it down for the first time, make sure you can play the basic melody on your instrument
Ideally, create an “answer” in some form, either a tab of just the melody, or record yourself playing the melody on the banjo
Periodically test yourself with a title and visualizing yourself playing through just the basic melody on the banjo
The idea is to "hear" the melody in your mind as you imagine yourself (first person perspective) playing through it on your instrument
Over time, your brain will start building the all important associations between the sounds you imagine in your head and the movements of your hands
For our purposes, musical fluency is the ability to take imagined sounds and map them onto movements of the limbs to produce banjo music
Musical Memory
Each time you hear a new tune you'd like to play someday, record the title
If you struggle with remembering music, start with songs only (as opposed to instrumentals)
When writing the tune for the first time, make sure you can hum or sing the basic melody from start to finish
Not a fully arranged performance version of the song or tune ,but the basic melodic contour
If a song, then you're remembering how the words are sung
Ideally, have “answer” available in some form, a recording of the actual tune in a playlist in iTunes or your preferred music player, or a recording of you humming it, etc.
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Spaced Repetition
Spaced Repetition minimizes wasted time for building a large playing repertoire by revisiting memory right before you forget it
In Anki, write down names tunes you are learning
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If you play it well move to slightly less frequent practice, otherwise move it to daily
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