I practice with a metronome when there’s something I’m learning that I can’t play straight away at normal speed.
I start with 50% till it’s perfect and I’ve ironed out any technique issues then go up by 10bpm. Rinse and repeat.
If you can play it well slow, it’s a lot easier to play well fast.
Don’t let them get you down! Slow and steady then when you speed up you already have the movements locked into muscle memory.
It doesn’t mean you can play it straight away but it’s a hell of a lot easier.
This is how I learn tremolo picking parts with weird picking patterns and triplets at 180+bpm. And I’m doing the same thing with drums and it’s working great!
Slow, then speed up when comfy.
That’s how I learned the songs for the band I’m in. Now I can play them without thinking because they’re locked into muscle memory. When you speed up and are making mistakes, you’re only locking in bad technique.
No idea why your teacher would go in that direction.
Thank you! I do something similar for piano, except I go a bit slower than 50% and use a metronome, which is working well. Maybe I should try the same for guitar!
OK here’s my 2 cents for what it’s worth.
Speeding up with mistakes makes no sense.
I practice with a metronome when there’s something I’m learning that I can’t play straight away at normal speed.
I start with 50% till it’s perfect and I’ve ironed out any technique issues then go up by 10bpm. Rinse and repeat.
If you can play it well slow, it’s a lot easier to play well fast.
Don’t let them get you down! Slow and steady then when you speed up you already have the movements locked into muscle memory.
It doesn’t mean you can play it straight away but it’s a hell of a lot easier.
This is how I learn tremolo picking parts with weird picking patterns and triplets at 180+bpm. And I’m doing the same thing with drums and it’s working great!
Slow, then speed up when comfy.
That’s how I learned the songs for the band I’m in. Now I can play them without thinking because they’re locked into muscle memory. When you speed up and are making mistakes, you’re only locking in bad technique.
No idea why your teacher would go in that direction.
Thank you! I do something similar for piano, except I go a bit slower than 50% and use a metronome, which is working well. Maybe I should try the same for guitar!