Evidence That Listening to a Recording Could Accelerate the Learning Process for New Repertoire

Sometimes we don't have the luxury of time, and just have to get new repertoire into our fingers quickly, and up to a playable level asap.

When that's the case, can listening to a recording really help to accelerate that process? And by how much?

A 2014 study provides some clues on how much of a difference this might make in accelerating the learning process.

Evidence That Listening to a Recording Could Accelerate the Learning Process for New Repertoire

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