Thursday, May 12, 2011

To Future Art Historians...

1. During class take notes on your notecards. Not only will you have an expansive collection of notecards but you will also have an organized collection of notes!
2. Read the section you will be doing in class the next day, the night before. Always. It helps you memorize the pieces because you will see them twice in a short time span. You will need all the tricks you can for memorization.
3. Think of unique phrases to write on each card to help you memorize the pieces. For example, Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is also the cover of Fleet Foxes self titled album. So on that notecard I wrote Fleet Foxes. 
4. Our teacher had us write a blog a week for the first semester of Art History, each piece I wrote about I was sure to memorize. I would recommend even picking one piece a night, your favorite piece, to write a short paragraph about saying why you like it. It can be a free write but spending more time on it will help you remember it more. Good luck and have fun.

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