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11. Memory for Music: Research and Practice for Performers

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Title11. Memory for Music
SubtitleResearch and Practice for Performers
ContributorJane Ginsborg(author)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0389.11
Landing pagehttps://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0389/chapters/10.11647/obp.0389.11
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
CopyrightJane Ginsborg
PublisherOpen Book Publishers
Published on2024-06-20
Long abstractThis chapter’s main contribution concerns the history of research on Western classical music memorisation; a review of the early pedagogical literature on the topic; empirical research on musicians’ memorising strategies; and research on performance from memory using the longitudinal case study approach, including a brief outline of three of my own studies. To provide a context for this contribution, the chapter begins with examples of how hearing music can evoke autobiographical memory, and an introduction to the concepts of retrospective and prospective memory, since these are essential to the processes of listening actively to music and making music. It also considers two ways of memorising: serial cuing and the development of content-addressable memory. The chapter concludes by setting out the implications of the research evidence for performers and their teachers in the form of recommended strategies for memorisation.
Page rangepp. 231–252
Print length22 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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Jane Ginsborg

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Associate Director of Research at Royal Northern College of Music

Jane Ginsborg has BA degrees in both music and psychology, and a PhD in psychology. She is Associate Director of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (from 2009), was President of ESCOM (2012–15), and is Editor-in-Chief of Musicae Scientiae (from 2019). Her publications include Performing music research: Methods in music education, psychology, and performance science (Oxford University Press, 2021), and many articles and chapters on topics relating to expert music performance and musicians’ well-being.