A young musician reflects on his process for learning both familiar and unfamiliar works.
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Seraph Brass on the Virtues of Knowing Your Part by Heart
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Members of this all-female brass ensemble reveal how they learn—and teach others—to memorize music.
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Clowning Around—Seriously!—with Akron Watson
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A charismatic Broadway actor explains how he gets his lines off the page and into his body.
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Ben Bonnema on Writing Lyrics That Stick
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A musical theater composer sees a correlation between structure and intuition.
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Nathan Madden, A Master of Movement, Character, and Improvisation
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How this singer/dancer/actor mastered two very different roles in a Tony-winning Broadway show
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How A Roving Musical Duo Harmonizes with the Environment
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The beautiful young musicians of Kangaroo Rat use pattern and movement to embody their melodies.
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Carole Schweid on Using Rhythm to Overcome the (Rehearsal) Blues
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A member of the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line uses a dance analogy to explain how she mastered a non-musical role.
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Singer-Songwriter Mick Lynch on Muscle Memory
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This Irish entertainer with a golden voice tells how he memorizes cover songs, as well as the periodic table—for fun!
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Jazz Virtuoso Benji Kaplan Steeps Himself in the Character of His Music
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A composer and performer of Brazilian-style jazz reveals the physical, psychological, and emotional immersion through which he learns his music.
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Rinne Groff’s Approach to Writing Memorable (and Award-Winning) Plays
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A New York playwright explores a “build in intensity” as a way to master a text.
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Kendal Hartse on Learning Multiple Roles for a Single Show
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A Broadway actor talks about preparation for dual roles and the rewards of collaborative improvisation.
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Rocco Dal Vera on Voice Training as an Aid to Memorization
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An author and professor explains how playing with pitch leads to improved mastery of scripts.
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What App Helps David Josefsberg Learn His Lines?
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A Broadway triple-threat shares his secrets for overcoming obstacles and mastering dialogue.
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Peter Alexander on the Persistence of Musical Memory
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A composer for musical theater reveals what makes melodies and lyrics stick.
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Joe Medeiros on Memorizing Foreign Language Monologues
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This resourceful artist shows us how to memorize in a language we don’t know and how disruptions can actually be gifts.
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A Brief, Memorable Encounter with Harvey Fierstein
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The gravel-voiced actor shares his distaste for a certain shortcut around memorization.
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Phillip Boykin Reveals His Approach to Memorization
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The rumbling bass-baritone Phillip Boykin explains why he has an easier time remembering names than lyrics.
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