Hm, handing me a song, yeah, I could probably get a normal-ish song (for example, not in French, which I can pronounce but only vaguely understand and am nowhere near fluency) to 90% performable in 45 minutes. However, I'm going to need to practice it a few times a day for the next few days for it to stick, so I don't consider it "memorized" until I've cemented it to long-term memory with multiple run-throughs spaced by a matter of days.
Oh, good examples. I can usually teach "Warrior's Wierd" (6 verses, no chorus) in under an hour, probably 30-45 minutes since the verses are short, and Born on the Listfield (uh, 5 verses? And a changing chorus) can also be done in under an hour pretty easily, but is also usually requested by folks who are already somewhat familiar with the song. So I'd say you're on the faster side but it's not unreasonable to expect a song to be memorized in under an hour.
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Date: 2008-05-20 12:15 am (UTC)Oh, good examples. I can usually teach "Warrior's Wierd" (6 verses, no chorus) in under an hour, probably 30-45 minutes since the verses are short, and Born on the Listfield (uh, 5 verses? And a changing chorus) can also be done in under an hour pretty easily, but is also usually requested by folks who are already somewhat familiar with the song. So I'd say you're on the faster side but it's not unreasonable to expect a song to be memorized in under an hour.