Author: Green Henry
Date: 2019-04-28 10:58
On scales, I discovered with alarm that for an exam I had coming up, there was an expected speed for the scales and I set the metronome on that speed. At first it seemed impossible but after starting slower I built up and it was easy. The benefit was that I didn't have time to think what the notes were, and instead my fingers just ("magically") learned the patterns. Sort of like running down stairs, you couldn't do it if you had to think about each step, but your feet know what to do. I've found that learning a new one (very slow at first) has got easier, too, as the sound of the next note seems to be in my head just before I play it.
The speed was quaver = 168, by the way. But I started at 120, then 144, and with a new scale 100. 168 isn't flashily fast, just even and concise.
The metronome is a great invention!
(Re-reading I think I should say eighth note - most of you are in the USA, right?)
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