A good memory assist which works very well is having places to "hang your hat." Be able to start the piece from many different spots, not just from beginning. That way should something happen you have a place to be rescued to. That's not what you want to happen but it gives comfort knowing that and makes the piece much more secure being able to start it from many points.

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If you take a chord in root position, for example the C Major Chord triad, it is made up of the 1st, 3rd and 5th intervals, so a C, E and G. If you play the 1st, 2ND and 5th intervals instead, suddenly you have a really beautiful sounding chord that you can use to add variety to your playing. This is called a Sus2 chord (Suspended 2nd) because you are suspending the 2nd interval into the chord, rather than the 3rd. You can then resolve the chord to the normal triad shape to create a nice... See More

You have 10 minutes, we all do. I would really challenge you to set aside 10 minutes each day this week and try this routine. After one week I know you will already notice a difference.

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