OCT 26, 2012: Another way of learning or relearning is to learn in small bits---either short phrases or portions of phrases. You'll noitice patterns on the printed page of your piano music. That should give you a clue as to where the bits start and stop. You don't need to learn a whole phrase as one bit if that phrase is long and winding.
Another thing to consider is where you can easily start playing. If you have a bit that is hard to start playing, that means that your mind doesn't make sense of that as a starting place. Find the place that your mind can get into. This is crucial for the practical situation of finding your way if you lose it during an actual performance. These "landmarks" are critical to your getting back on track during a live performance.
Once you have learned one bit---starting slow and increasing tempo---you can learn another and then add it on. Remember that music is a bunch of small bits put together. You can try memorizing the small bits before you work on them, or memorize them as you're learning. After a while, the bits will connect and you can clearly see the strucutres built into the music.
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