Muscle Memory in Music
Ever wonder how a great concert pianist, rock guitarist or r&b singer make it look so easy? It is called Muscle Memory. When you take lessons and study drums, guitar, piano or even voice, your teacher will tell you practice makes perfect. Here is a typical breakdown when learning music:
Learn the piece.
Refine the piece.
Take the hardest sections and do them over and over. Start slow and gradually speed up.
When you're not thinking very hard and the physical part becomes second nature, you have achieved Muscle Memory.
Guitar, violin and piano are about getting the fingers to relax. This take the confidence of really knowing what you're playing to the point where it becomes almost easy to do. You are teaching your muscles physically how to achieve it!
Drums are similar, except you're training all four limbs separately to a single, cohesive pattern. Singing/Voice Muscle Memory is the same, except you don't see your lungs, diaphragm and vocal chords working together. But through experience, you learn to manipulate the low's and high's you sing-sliding, growling, falsetto etc...Remember though, really great Music Memory does not come easy. It takes a lot of dedication to be great. Study, Learn and Create Muscle Memory.