MEMORY ESSENTIAL (MUSIC)
THERE ARE TWO PHASES OF MEMORY ESSENTIAL IN THE "MEMORY OF MUSIC" - THE MEMORY OF TUNE AND THE MEMORY OF THE NOTES. THER MEMORY OF TUNE OF COURSE FALLS INTO THE CLASS OF EAR-IMPRESSIONS, AND WHAT HAS BEEN SAID REGARDING THEM IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO THIS CASE. THE MEMORY OF NOTES FALLS INTO THE CLASSIFICATION OF EYE-IMPRESSIONS, AND THE RULES OF THIS CLASS OF MEMORY APPLIES IN THIS EASE.
AS TO THE CULTIVATION OF THE MEMORY OF TUNE, THE PRINCIPLE ADVICE TO BE GIVEN IS TO TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN ALL THAT PERTAINS TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC, AND ENDEAVORING TO REPRODUCE IT IN THE IMAGINATION OR MEMORY. ENDEAVOR TO ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF THE MUSIC UNTIL IT BECOMES A PART OF YOU. DO NOT BE CONTENT WITH MERELY HEARING IT, BUT LEND YOURSELF TO A FEELING OF ITS MEANING. THE MORE THE MUSIC "MEANS TO YOU" THE MORE EASILY WILL YOU REMEMBER IT.
TRY TO ASSOCIATE SOUND AND VISION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WHEN YOU SEE A NOTE, YOU WILL HEAR THE SOUND OF IT, AND WHEN YOU BEAR A NOTE SOUNDED, YOU WILL SEE IT AS IT APPEARS ON THE SCORE. THIS COMBINING OF THE IMPRESSIONS OF BOTH SIGHT AND SOUND WILL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBLE SENSE IMPRESSIONS, WHICH RESULT IN DOUBLING YOUR MEMORY EFFICIENCY.
OCCURRENSES
IF YOU WILL GIVE TO THE OCCURENCES OF EACH DAY A MENTAL REVIEW IN THE EVENING, YOU WILL FIND THAT ACT OF REVIEWING WILL EMPLOY THE ATTENTION TO SUCH AN EXTENT AS TO REGISTER THE HAPPENINGS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE IF EVER NEEDED THEREAFTER.
THE HABIT OF REVIEWING AND "TELLING" TEH THINGS THAT ONE PERCEIVES, DOES AND THINKS DURING THE DAY, NATURALLY SHARPENS THE POWERS OF FUTURE OBSERVATION, ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION.
YOU MAY FIND IT USEFUL TO KEEP A JOURNAL AND WRITE DOWN YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDED TOOL OF DEVELOP YOUR MEMORY.
A PSALM OF LIFE
OUT OF THE NIGHT THAT COVERS ME
BLACK AS A PIT FROM POLE TO POLE
I THANK WHATEVER GODS MAY BE
FOR MY UNCONQUERABLE SOUL.
IN THE FELL CLUTCH OF CIRCUMSTANCE
I HAVE NOT WINCEL NOR CRIED ALOUD
UNDER THE BLUDGEONINGS OF CHANCE
MY HEAD IS BLOODY BUT UNBOWED
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BEYOND THIS PLAE OF WRATH AND TEARS
LOOMS BUT THE HORROR OF THE SHADE
AND YET THE MENACE OF THE YEARS
FINDS AND SHALL FIND ME UNAFRAID
IT MANNERS NOT HOW STRAIT THE GATE
HOW CHARGED WITH PUNISHMENTS THE SCROLL.
I AM THE MASTER OF MY FATE
I AM THE CAPTAIN OF MY SOUL.
KEY POINTS ❤
THE NATURAL SYSTEM OF MEMORIZING IS BASED UPON THE PRINCIPLE THAT CONSISTS OF THE LEARNING OF ONE LINE AT A TIME, AND REVIEWING THAT LINE, THEN LEARNING A SECOND LINE AND REVIEWING THAT, AND THEN REVIEWING THE TWO LINE TOGETHER, AND SO ON, EACH ADDITION BEING REVIEWED IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE THAT WENT BEFORE.
IF YOU WISH TO ACQUIRE A GOOD MEMORY FOR WORDS, SENTENCES, ETC. BEGIN AT ONCE, SELECT SOME FAVORITE POEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DEMONSTRATION. THEN MEMORIZE ONE VERSE OF NOT OVER FOUR TO SIX LINES TO BEGIN WITH. LEARN THIS VERSE PERFECTLY, LINE BY LINE, UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO REPEAT IT WITHOUT A MISTAKE.
CONSTANTLY REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE MEMORIZED FROM BEGINNING TO END. YOU CANNOT REVIEW THEM TOO OFTEN. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM FLOW ALONG LIK THE LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET, FROM "A" TO "Z" IF YOU REVIEW PROPERLY AND OFTEN ENOUGH.
