The differences I see between learning a song and learning ritual are the language and the frequency of repetition. It’s easy to memorize a song that uses the same era of your language as opposed to three-hundred year old colloquiums. It’s also easier to remember when you hear it as often as you like. If I had an audio version of our ritual I could listen to at will I would have a silver matchbox.
I memorized “Alice’s Restaurant,” that’s nearly thirty.
I’ve never memorized a song 30 minutes long.
I memorized “Alice’s Restaurant,” that’s nearly thirty.