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Topic: Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?  (Read 1682 times)

Spatula

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Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?
on: October 19, 2004, 06:55:31 PM
Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?  Like doing different rhythms, dynamics, contrasts, beats etc??

Offline johnnypiano

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Re: Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?
Reply #1 on: October 21, 2004, 12:58:52 AM
 Hi!  Yes.  All the time.  It's the only way.  I do all the things you mention and even more.  I will write fully in a couple of days, as I am about two hours late getting to bed!  Best wishes John.

Offline donjuan

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Re: Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?
Reply #2 on: October 21, 2004, 02:39:46 AM
I really should try to practice like that more - well, that's what my teacher always suggests...I just have to actually sit down and do it.  Tedious, but effective, Im sure.
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Offline BoliverAllmon

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Re: Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?
Reply #3 on: October 21, 2004, 11:02:59 AM
You start slow, but you have to have speed work also. It is the only way to get the brain working faster.

boliver

Spatula

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Re: Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?
Reply #4 on: October 21, 2004, 03:27:49 PM
Slow practice is absolutely vital to making my arpeggios work.

Try this at home kids:

Do all inversions and the root of D# minor arpeggios. See how difficult it is because all the notes are on the black keys?  It's obvious the black keys are skinnier and harder to nail down with a good tone than the regular width white keys.

Now that's where slow practice is so unparallel and practical.

Offline Sketchee

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Re: Do any of you do your technique with slow practice?
Reply #5 on: October 22, 2004, 04:23:09 AM
Slow practice is good.  It doesn't have to be painfully slow.  Just undertempo at a pace that makes what you're playing comfortable to understand.
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