If it weren't for mnemonics, I would not have made it through my univ classes. My Music History Prof taught me how. He also taught me this for the New World Symphony:

Cra--zy peo-ple---- don't know what they're do-ing--.

And for Schuberts' Symphony #8 in B min he taught us:

   This is----- the symphony--------                                 
    that Schu-bert wrote and ne-ver ~~~