Out of curiosity, how long does it take for most people to memorize a piece (not fully grasp it yet per say, just memorize it), with relation to its length? For me, it often depends, I recently memorized Beethoven's Appassionata (1st and 2nd movement thus far) in about 12 days, but with plenty of daily work. (Not to mention that the hard part is getting it polished!) My average (depends on the piece) is usually 10 pages in 7 days or so, but sometimes, as with Bach Fugues and complicated small pieces(as I have witness lately)may take longer than a bigger piece. In How much time do others usually memorize, and in what way? i.e section by section or by repeated reading in large parts.
Concerning technique, which is a most asked about and difficult issue, how long does it take an artist to reach 'transcendental' (virtuosity if you will) execution? Lets say if one were to practice a daily diet of excersizes and pieces daily, for 5-6 hours, and if one has good practice habits, what would be the amount of time needed to reach a 'virtuosity' type of level? I know it is hard to answer it directly and depends on the people, but what is a possible time period?
