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In some cases, practicing some things slowly is more exhausting and less efficient than starting at at least medium speed from the very beginning. The slow temp
by markvdb 5y ago
In some cases, practicing some things slowly is more exhausting and less efficient than starting at at least medium speed from the very beginning. The slow tempo loses you mental oversight of what you are trying to play.
You'll learn when this is through experience. If you can't wrap your head around the super slow practicing, try to practice it at a much higher tempo. Still need to be super accurate about fingerings though!
- cuddlecake 5y ago> The slow tempo loses you mental oversight of what you are trying to play. When I was a drummer, I used to think that too, but it turned out to be false most of the time. If I really wanted to make something sound good in a fast tempo, I had to make it sound perfect in a slower tempo. My teacher used to say "if you can play it fast, make sure you can also play it slow" But, as always, it depends.
- markvdb 5y agoThe original article spoke of piano. I should have mentioned that the advice I gave is more tailored to polyphonic instruments like the guitar, the piano and the accordion. Even on these instruments, the best advice in most cases usually is to practice slowly at first. Just not always. That's what 20 years of teaching the guitar has taught me.