[dkarras]

Very similar story. Never managed to memorize multiplication table. Can do it, but it vanishes. By that I mean the "tricky" pairs but I don't know what is tricky about them. Been programming computers for close to 30 years, do lots of math but multiplication table is still tricky to me.

Been playing guitar for 20+ years, can't memorize the note names on some frets.

Studied music in college, I still need to count lines sometimes when reading sheet music, besides some reference points I can't seem to memorize the locations of notes on the staff.

Not like I have a general memorization problem. I am good with human languages, programming languages. Have very good working memory etc. But some things just stump me.

[purpleteam81]

Interesting. I play three instruments, primary is piano. We were expected to memorized our pieces for recitals each year. I've yet to determine if I memorized every single note or by playing the entire piece one memorized via touch and position. I'm horrible at programming, to busy asking question behind the 'why' does it work that way.