Memorizing Technique and a week of tweets

Memorizing music at a furious rate for the next three days!  I can DO this!    Memorizing a lot of music in a short period of time – story of  a singer’s life, right?  I have a great memorizing technique that I was told about just after I was cast in my first operatic role (Suor Angelica).  This opera (one-act) is about 55 minutes long – with Sister Angelica singing almost the entire time.  Could I get the music memorized in time?   Most people, myself included would start at the beginning (a very good place to start – couldn’t resist) and work my way forward through the song.  What ends up happening is that the front would be memorized but would get foggy as you moved towards the back.  The memorizing technique that my friend told me about involves starting from the last measure on the last page and working your way towards the first page – working backwards.  For example, you start at the last measure, then you would memorize the second to the last  measure + the last measure, then the third to last measure + second to last measure + last measure, and so on.  You slowly work your way backwards through the piece and not adding a measure until the measures behind it were memorized.  I swear it  decreased the amount of time it took to memorize.  Give it a try on your next song – it works!  Now I have to run (and memorize) so here is my week of tweets:

Memorizing music. Peter Nero and Philly Pops – along with the Voices performing this Friday.about 8 hours ago from web

@lancearmstrong Your new Nike ad had me crying in my coffee, but in a good way.5:58 AM Jun 30th from web

Watch this: http://tinyurl.com/57zy655:57 AM Jun 30th from web

Express-memorizing music on the express train.8:36 PM Jun 29th from mobile web

Motivated to get it done.5:59 AM Jun 29th from web

Brand new day!8:05 AM Jun 28th from mobile web

At the Iron Hill in Media for dinner before Elisa’s concert!5:56 PM Jun 27th from mobile web

Beautiful morning! Had blueberry pancakes and coffee.12:06 PM Jun 27th from web

Mowed the lawn and only after I was done (and sitting with a cold beer) did the thunderstorm roll in. Hell to the yeah.8:10 PM Jun 26th from mobile web

@L_P_R I second your message to CNN!9:01 PM Jun 25th from web

@Hammo515 ew!5:10 PM Jun 24th from mobile web

Listening to “Walking Wounded” by ETBTG.7:02 AM Jun 24th from mobile web

I’ve got a blog post up about the talented @jbsoullove at www.operamouth.wordpress.com8:50 PM Jun 23rd from web

@bridoc10 The glowing orb is my brain. LOL8:22 PM Jun 23rd from web