#how long does it take to "forget" a piece?

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floral beacon
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I've memorized two songs and learning a third and was wondering how long it would theoretically take to essentially "forget" a piece to the point I can no longer play it by memory and how often would I have to kind of refresh it by playing it again

zinc plinth
compact mist
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it depends on how well you knew the piece aswell

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pieces that i used to know extremely well i can still play pretty decently after like 6 months of not practicing them

bleak cave
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completely forget?

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like 8 months

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forget small sections, like couple weeks, but you can easily build back

red garnet
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depends, but for me completely forgetting a song is not possible without a few years, but by the time you can't play by memory starts by a week and gets intense after a month.

if you can't play the two songs every day, then try playing it every other day or once a week, or play a small chunk of each song every day and rotate chunks, but stuff varies from people to people, that's how i do it

primal hatch
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If you've played the piece everyday for a long period of time (either to practice or because you like the piece) then it'll take long to forget. 3-8 months if you really know the piece, 1-2 if you don't, few weeks if you're practicing other pieces