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  • Personal best on Finger Pairs speed challenge

    Posted by PhilBarru on April 19, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    100 bpm. Might not seem like much but I can keep that tempo clean and accurate several times through the cycle. 80 was my best 2 weeks ago so I am happy.

    PhilBarru replied 3 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Alfred

    Member
    April 19, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    That is a win! I kinda still stumble on the descending portion, this one wasn’t easy.

    • PhilBarru

      Member
      April 26, 2021 at 8:03 pm

      Thanks Alfred. The challenges are all over the board for me. Some are extremely difficult and some are fairly easy. Everything in between. The easier ones I try to increase my speed more. Pretty rare for me to hit over 120bpm with clean and clear notes fully on tempo. My hope is as I go through each challenge multiple times I will have increased my speed a bit from the last time. I am on my 2nd cycle through but I did not start recording my speeds and notes until about 4 months back. I have a benchmark now!

  • Fly

    Member
    April 20, 2021 at 1:40 am

    Nice job Phil. I like these as with some skills it’s hard to measure improvement it just seems one day it clicks. These you can see the results of your efforts. I do the same slowly increase the speeds. Not at the dizzying heights if the speed challenges but getting there.

    • PhilBarru

      Member
      April 26, 2021 at 7:59 pm

      Thanks Fly. When I do the challenges I like to establish a benchmark speed that allows me to play the exercise cleanly and clearly. I usually use a metronome and add 10bpm at a time until I start either muffing the routine or can get through the notes but the sound isn’t clear. On the easier warmups I can use the new speed adjustment on the website. I usually like to check myself without playing along with Tony since his strong play often overshadows some of my mistakes. But not using the metronome for everything is saving me a bunch of time.

      Bottom line is I would rather play slow and clean than fast and rough. I have learned the hard way that it is tough to get a good clean sound once you get used to playing something sloppy. It works better for me to get it right and then slowly ramp up the speed to where I start having trouble keeping it smooth and clean.

  • ted_h

    Member
    April 20, 2021 at 3:01 am

    That’s awesome! Whenever you find a higher tempo where you can keep accurate picking, it’s a big win in my book!

    • PhilBarru

      Member
      April 26, 2021 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks Ted

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