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Old Jan 5 2006, 9:03 PM

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Ok!!! the thing is that when i sit and play piano i can play verry good melodies and i mean reaallyyy good. but the thing is after i play it i forget it and i can not write it

please helpppp!!! any sugestions to what i could do???
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Old Jan 5 2006, 11:32 PM

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Ahh, if you want to remember your melody for composition, you need to play in sections. If you play all at once, you will forget. Once your finished perfecting a section, write it down immediately, and move on to the next section or measure. It's like building a house. You can't build a house all at once. It takes months, or years to complete a house. Same thing with writing music. It is impossible to compose a decent song in one sitting, just like it is impossible to complete a house in one sitting.
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Old Jan 6 2006, 3:54 AM

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Also, if you improve at dictation, your memory here will improve greatly.
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Old Jan 6 2006, 1:39 PM

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I agree with chopin. I usually play a section or two, and repeat it many times. I'm not too advanced at composing yet, so most of the pieces are 1-2 minutes long. I repeatedly play individual sections, then I repeatedly play the whole entire song, maybe 15-20 times so that I'll remember the piece. Then I try to write it down as soon as possible.
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Old Jan 6 2006, 2:45 PM

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thank you Guys. i tried this method today and it really helps. i am now writing the music on the computer.

Thank you.
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