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Re: Tempo/Practice Questions

Author: Sylvain
Date: 2010-10-28 16:03

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the question is not about at what speed one should start practicing, but at what speed one should be satisfied and move on to the next exercise.

My answer is it depends. If you are practicing scales, I think it is better at first to know *all* your scales at a slow tempo rather than know *only one* at a fast tempo.

However, one has to eventually move that metronome up to a tempo out of one's comfort zone and learn to play fast.

So Carl, my advice to you is to go through the entire book at slower tempi rather than stick to one study for a very long time and work it up to speed. BUT, I would also isolate one or two of the difficult bars in each study and really try to get them as close to the tempo as possible.

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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>

Post Edited (2010-10-28 17:46)

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