David Raleigh Arnold
11/1/2011 5:20:00 PM
On Nov 1, 10:08 am, "Ed S." <edspyhil...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "daveA" <d.raleigh.arn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
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> On Oct 26, 11:32 pm, "Ed S." <edspyhil...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Has anyone here heard of or used "Spaced Repetition" for learning? I've
> > come across some writings about using "spaced repetition" for learning
> > guitar. Seems like an undertaking that involves learning how I learn, as
> > opposed to how I should learn. Are there any articles for learning
> > "procedural" things like playing guitar, using "spaced repetition"?
>
> > Ed S.
>
> I think that most people try to do something like it for maintenance,
> not so
> much for learning. The principle isn't so important for material which
> can be easily relearned, and taking a fresh look at a piece may
> bring a new understanding. In that case, forgetting helps you learn!
>
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> "...forgetting helps learning."
>
> I agree.
>
> What I see so far, in the case of the triads, is that after I write out all
> the combinations of triads and string sets and learn them, I can shrink down
> all the pages to individual memory cards with first triad form on each
> string set, then play the entire sequence around the circle of fifths while
> I say the notes out loud. Once the hint or each picture/question
> (non-verbal question?) is scanned into PDF format I could create a physical
> "deck" or just refresher pages. I have the triads on chord charts/grids
> with the old school circled dot for root and larger dots for other notes,
> with the note names below the chart/grid. I have one page for each
> iteration of inversions and string sets. Using a computer just complicates
> the practice process unnecessarily.
Use notation instead of grids. Why? Because what you are doing has
nothing to do with playing the guitar, jazz or otherwise. Regards,
daveA