Julian, a concert pianist, spent the last month mastering a complex Chopin Nocturne in E minor. This week, he begins learning a Nocturne by John Field, which is written in a very similar romantic style and key. However, Julian finds himself struggling to commit the new John Field piece to memory because his fingers keep default-playing the familiar fingerings and melodic passages of the Chopin Nocturne.
Using your knowledge of interference as an explanation for forgetting, explain Julian's difficulty.
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