Jiji Kim: How to Tackle New Pieces Quickly (Jan 10) Questions / Suggestions
Alright my friends - as I was saying in the other thread for Steve Goss' livestream, Jiji's workshop will be the second in a series of events relating to the tackling of new repertoire and efficient learning of new music! 
so excited about all of these!
In this one, Jiji Kim will be speaking to us from her vast experience of learning new pieces quickly, talking about her specific strategy for tackling new works, and answering all your questions related to expanding your repertoire!
Having commissioned numerous works from contemporary composers in addition to her incredible recent project which had her learning 10 pieces in 7 days (let's ask her about that!), I can't think of a better person to talk to us about this.
Find the start time in your time zone by clicking the photo or following this event link:
https://app.tonebase.co/guitar/live/player/jiji-kim-tackle-new-music-quickly
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like us to focus on?
In this livestream, internationally acclaimed artist and passionate advocate of new music Jiji Kim will be walking us through her process of learning new repertoire. How do you prioritize your current repertoire list? Gain exclusive insight from Jiji's wide ranging experience commissioning and performing new music, including her recent project of learning 10 pieces in 7 days.
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In the very, very old student days, in deadline situation, I was able to memorize Prelude and Presto from Bach's Suite BWV 995 in two days ... I have never, never in my life repeated it again ... After passing the exam I didn't remember anything anymore ... Remember, pass, forget - this is how it worked
Can such fast learning be effective? It worked then, but I didn't learn the piece "permanently". -
Marek Tabisz Great question Marek!!! We'll get into it on Thursday
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How can you assess how long a piece will take you to learn, or even if it is worth learning at all?
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Roni Glaser Especially with contemporary guitar music, I think....
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Roni Glaser I struggle with this tremendously. In my younger years I thought I was invincible. Of course with age one learns differently. I'm now resigned to working on sight-reading more than technique as it is more pragmatic for my situation. But I still love looking at difficult music. (blessing and a curse)
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Roni Glaser Thank you for this very interesting question, Roni! Hope you enjoyed Jiji's answer.
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Mircea Yes, seems like just a simple combination of regular sight-reading and fingering practice. But, I think for me the difficult part is finishing it off, as I often found with the Landslags; I can get to a point where I can do all the different bits, but to gauge how long it will take after that to put it all together is harder.
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End of the Year Challenge: Finish Strong!
