How to Learn and Memorize Music FAST

Tips and tricks to get those beats committed to memory.
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[@jayprivacy1900]

Best thing to do is record yourself playing the rhythms with your phone, with dynamics. Don't worry about sticking yet. Just have a good version of the rhythms. Then listen to that over and over with ear buds. Eventually when you start adding the sticking it'll be like you're playing to a song you've heard a million times.

[@SeanLaMontagne]

Yo, never thought of that.

[@tippytopdrawer]

I’ve thought of that but I’m not gonna remember notes 😭

[@arwyn6796]

I love making recordings in musescore not only because I have a perfect recording to listen to, but the act of placing every note individually really forces me to break the music down and understand each measure more intimately and that ends up accounting for a lot of the Read portion. I'm not very fluent with musescore but the longer it takes me to write in the music, the more time I spend getting to now the piece so I see it as a bonus.

[@hobg5786]

1. Think about it like a song, not a sheet music page (play it in your head all the time) 2. Don't force memorization. For me at least, I fall very quickly into a place where my brain connects different parts and I naturally stop looking at the music. I don't know if that's just me.

[@SlackLink]

it also helps if you have an audio of the music

[@Lifeisbetteronsaturn]

I have 9 pages of sheet music to memorize by tomorrow 😭

[@Uncle_Yam]

If you don't have to learn it fast I recommend just practicing so much so your remember it naturally - then you get it memorized AND you're very good at it!

[@Man12Gamer]

I saw you perform in Salem, VA recently and thought the keyboard was nicely played.

[@veridescent7392]

It’s my freshman year and had my first day of band camp. Goddd what I unprepared 💀 it’s such a struggle for me. Luckily the songs aren’t horrid, but we have our first performance in 2 weeks, which I am not ready

[@mellomoves721]

This was nice and entertaining! With quads, recognizing patterns usually helps me but I what I usually fail to do is look at the music and play it...then look away and play it...rinse and repeat. I just looked at it and played it but then rep it a bunch without looking at it. Thank you for making this and keep making videos😁

[@EMCproductions]

First comment!

[@krisluna32]

Incredibly helpful, my season just started and I was having a lot of trouble memorizing my tenor sheets, thanks! (It's also my first season on tenors)

[@eggzachly7]

i have really good photographis memory so i just read the music in my head

[@eggzachly7]

EMCproductions Yes!!

[@eggzachly7]

EMCproductions yep, i looked at my indoor marching band music like 3 times and i memorize it.

[@ezioblazesit9017]

@@eggzachly7 kek

[@laverdadesmejor]

You might want to try your "photographis" memory when spelling words. 😉

[@alextuttle9058]

@@laverdadesmejor you know typos exist right?

[@dannylopez7739]

This is such an awesome process!! I agree with this process!! For the memorizing part I usually would play it 4 times while sight reading then 4 times by memorization.

[@FranksPercussion]

I agree w the structure! I’d add the “hands separate” technique and the “play a measure, skip a measure” technique

[@iiatyy]

Starting at the beginning of phrases and trying to get through it often led to me not being quite as solid with then end of the phrase. After I realized that was happening I started at the end of phrases and would add the previous bar or so on (like, don't start in the middle of a rudiment or something) Spending time to make sure I was solid with the transitions at the end/beginning of phrases helped a lot too.

[@isaactorres3650]

Thank you ,this video will really help me out

[@lonely_ghost9857]

For me, I listen to MP3 files of my drumline shows and I practice playin' my Bass splits while listenin' to the MP3. I constantly do this every day before school, durin' school, after school, and sometimes a half hour before I go to practice. For me, its kind of a mental thing because I stress out so much in school and i need a break to focus on somethin' else. After all that, I feel better the next day

[@boecaj3731]

That whole play it while reading and the. Without reading idea is pretty good, I started in the sousaphone and we’re playing Glorious Victory, let’s get this bread fellas

[@CavinLee]

Listen to the song on KZbin or wherever you can and read the music to make sure you’re coming in right

[@brandonrodriguez8615]

Where was this video when I was in high school??

[@noahkerr9784]

what helps for me is to play something you're learning right before you go to bed but slowly, making sure you play everything correctly. If you do this a few times every night it seems to get locked into your memory a bit more.

[@Nervous_room]

thank you, very helpful.

[@JustSomeDude1213]

0:08 "Kingda Ka launch fast" As a fellow New Jerseyan I appreciate that reference. I know a lot of people from out of state will understand that too because it's the tallest roller coaster in the world, but still.

[@georgesmith827]

I would love to see a video about improving sight reading skills. I’m sure there is a lot of cross over between these two topics but nonetheless

[@Chain_Star_Productions]

I use the music around me for musical changes n cues. And diffrent section changes. Memorize the beginning 2-4 bars of the music and the 4 bars of the end so if u forget or get confused u can at least begin n end on time.

[@shaquille.oatmeal2377]

My bands pep band director just told us what to play and then we were off to practice it still worked, no sheet music nothin

[@Germansniper0190]

For me I like to play by ear at first because I can learn it quicker and rhe I start to read it. That's what I did for my high-school band and I had memeori,memorized about 115 minutes of pep music in like 2 months or something.

[@AntonioLopez-mb9jj]

Oh memories music it been though for me and even then I never been confident I totally got it as what was on the sheet music . Especially when a director was infront of me in rehearsal hoping I got it correct. Your method was my high school directors for every insterment but yeah date lines on days fir performances and for contest sucked for shower people being pushed or me not confident if I got it totally down what on the sheet music or edited by one of the directors.

[@Jarred.Hickman1627]

I have a technique for learning and memorizing it fast for percussion. Count out all measures and then go through measure by measure counting it first until memorized then play it until memorized

[@isaiahfitzgerald9743]

Recognize patterns sometimes sticking looks weird but in reality its a simple rudiment or rhythm

[@fletchermyhre7628]

Are you with the marine drum corps? If not what Corp are you marching

[@firesip7244]

This video needs more views

[@gingerannabethchase]

No bc I have a solo thing that was mandatory for my school band and this saved my arse, tysm

[@wummer9030]

I use my memory and repeat the whole show in my head all day (Though this probably only works if someone told you the beats)

[@TFordSuperstar]

2:43... I appreciate the Jimmy Tatro love.

[@Ethanicus1]

Ive slept for 18 hours before😂

[@SeanLaMontagne]

You were in a coma. You've been in a coma before.

[@snekn9ne567]

Try 36

[@tony_______]

I’ve slept 25 hours once

[@cameronolson4553]

My method is to reward myself with a bite of my delicious Taco Bell burrito anytime that I play something better than before. Incentives, people

[@masterkeygaming2626]

Lol

[@RedDogMamaHD]

Wow! This is from nearly 4 years ago. Great tips, but there's EMC's typical 💩 humor! 😜 I love re-watching Eric's videos 😘

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

Always a pleasure listening to you play! Great topic and explanation, but several sound effects are not going to win over "the ladies" 🤫

[@anthonytrivisonnojr]

Oh?

[@LRod0517]

It’s funny, I looked at you and for some reason I felt like I was looking at a marine musician and sure enough I learned you are. Congrats on getting into the Commandants Own, I recently just got out and was stationed in Quantico and Lejeune, I play trumpet. From one marine musician to another, enjoy the journey while it lasts even though some weeks may be hectic. It’s gonna be a fast 4 years, and if you choose to re-enlist, good luck on your journey. Definitely subbed, keep up the good content.

[@LRod0517]

EMCproductions I thought I would until I realized I didn’t enjoy the politics that is very commonplace in the corps but even more so in the 55xx field. It is what you make of it though!

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

EMCproductions Will that depend on your status with "the ladies"??

[@resonanttotality8322]

Definitely Under Tempo, as they say, "Slow is smooth; Smooth is fast."

[@ryandunklee634]

I do 3-4 bar chunks at a time

[@tjbeckk2]

Favorite part of this video: Dr. Recommended sleep times 🤣

[@tjbeckk2]

EMCproductions unless of course you’ve ran 3 marathons and been partying all night...😅

[@benrosasco2667]

i have both a blessing and a curse where when i learn something its always playing over in my head. i walk to it, i hum it, i sing it in my head. that way it stays memorized. it does get annoying though, when your trying to concentrate.

[@chris_chris_dav]

I have to memorize 4 songs in 5 days

[@georgeprice4212]

But will it be Keith Moon, early The Who fast?

[@gavin_gillespie]

So the way I memorize music is actually pretty simple. First I play the whole piece with the music, and then without. This way, I will know what I am struggling to memorize and also what I am struggling with fundamentally. Then I run chunks that are usually either 8 measures, or start at a rehearsal mark, and end at the next rehearsal mark. Then I start running bigger chunks, and finally, attempt to play the whole piece without the music.

[@Clipmations]

Bruh we only got 1 competition left before our finals and are show is not finished I got a 9am-12:30 practice coming up

[@emce3239]

It is 1:40 am and I have pass offs tomorrow for and warm up with full 16th notes splits and I have to wake up at 6:30 for them and I am gonna fail, get flamed, not get enough sleep, and loose my bass drum spot😭

[@shadedesty1092]

I play the cymbals and I have about 16 days to remember my part and I barely know the first line (ps I march for Gila Ridge High school

[@Redamfkp]

Where did you march?

[@SS3cubes]

EMCproductions you’re a bush alum? I marched last year

[@dustind6102]

My high school has around 45 cadences plus show music... Super hard to memorize

[@dombrowskirt]

Thank you for making this😂

[@ImKlutzy]

I have a day to learn, memorize and pass off this music for our marching show. I been practicing for about 2 hours and I still can't even get the beginning. I can only imagine how much im gonna struggle with the rest😔 . Any tips? Edit: I will admitt the reason im in this situation was because I was irresponsible and didn't practice much of the music for the duration I had it.

[@camidavis1335]

SAMEEE I have practice today and a game tmr and I didn’t memorize SHIT but I’m working today. Lmk how it all worked out for u though pls😊

[@ImKlutzy]

@@camidavis1335 I dunno how I did it tbh. My band director said we could pass off our music to our section leaders. So I went to mine, played... terribly I might add, and she left the room afterwards and came back and said "You passed!" and I was like "HEH?" probably not any help to you, all i can say is good luck

[@Lifeisbetteronsaturn]

I’m in the same exact situation rn because I have to memorize 9 pages of music for pep band and we play at a football game tomorrow 😭😭

[@SeanLaMontagne]

I know I'm gonna upset a lot of musicians out there when I say this... Start from the back and work backwards. The newest material will always be the first thing you play, and everything old that you can already play gets more reps without stopping everytime you get to "the new part" .

[@lonely_ghost9857]

I actually did that once for some reason and boy, the battery looked at me like i was insane. Even my Instructor was wonderin' why

[@SeanLaMontagne]

@@lonely_ghost9857 That's Drumline for ya.

[@lonely_ghost9857]

@@SeanLaMontagne yeah were crackheads a lot of times

[@penguinctc]

I can't read music

[@dawnbean7843]

more so all district is in 2 days and I can only play the first song fast

[@superleekegshoondinovevo6998]

Wow I forgot how quiet you were compared to now

[@PakistanBuilds]

"now im talking SPORTS CAR fast" **shows tesla roadster**

[@user-yc3bi1ic1e]

I have a memorized playing test this Friday, I'm a beginner Alto sax second to last seat. I'm doomed.

[@ilmacave6911]

OK the presentation is vulgar BUT RR Rump encapsulates a great memorization strategy AND it's fun to watch.

[@Ikeman922]

Well I’ve got til tomorrow

[@jackcallahan1848]

Rely on the other performers around you

[@dysfunctionalcharger309]

I didn’t join any of my band classes online and I have a practice of the music tomorrow let’s just say I’m faking most of the music

[@andrewsushi2307]

mmmmm, taco bell

[@resonanttotality8322]

Frikin barking tree spiders...

[@Ace-on3xg]

All I gotta say is just practice your butt off

[@arandomkid3409]

Hehe totally not sponsered hehe My tips are for you to memorize the music before you even touch the drum then start repeating it ask other people to judge you and give you tips on dynamics and tempo then judge someone else and give them tips then you will help them and you will realize mistakes that you made but they didn't I hope these tips helped you they were given to me by my band director only the best band director ever! *YAAAAAAAAA*

[@arandomkid3409]

Thanks i your suggestion were good too i love your vids i think the first i saw was the lightning your sticks on fire and i automatically knew you were a good youtuber i love your editing and your drumming combining them makes the best video ever I would like to know what editing software i should use right now im stuck with a Samsung phone and KZbin editing i dont even have a drum so i feel like if i knew how to edit it to where the carpet made the tenor sounds my channel could start to grow a little thank you i really enjoy your vids have a good day ❤👍

[@arandomkid3409]

@@EMCproductions ok thanks for the advise I think i would be able to get it but i have to wait till i have a good computer because i only have a laptop that is super slow thanks for the advise

[@jumboshrimp453]

Everyone hating game of thrones ending fast

[@laverdadesmejor]

All that good information and then you feed your body "processed crap" for fuel. 😞