June 2014 – Laurie Riley Music

What are “Selective Skills” – Are They Helpful or Limiting?

How often have you watched someone play an instrument you play, and wondered how they are doing something that’s beyond your present ability? It’s to be expected that beginners and intermediate players will have this experience, but it happens to advanced players and professionals as well! That’s because almost no one masters all the skillsContinue reading “What are “Selective Skills” – Are They Helpful or Limiting?”

So You Think You Can’t Memorize?

Consider what would happen in a dramatic theatre production if all the actors read their lines from a script, instead of memorizing them. It wouldn’t make much of a play. Learning their lines allows them to express and emote, to live the play. Likewise, memorizing your music allows you to live the music. Memorization seemsContinue reading “So You Think You Can’t Memorize?”