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    A new routine

    After taking some time off from guitar, my right arm's picking technique really go thrown off. I really don't have a lot of energy to practice/play as much as i used to and there are some licks my arm just does not want to shred cleanly.

    Finally i found a way to really create a burn in my right arm and it's really helping so i thought i'd share and see if anyone here does similar.

    I set my metronome to a SLOW 40bpm and only change notes on each click (not 16th notes as i had been).

    The result is a quality workout burn in under 5 min. The type of burn i otherwise only get after putting in serious time.


    This approach is working for me right now, considering i have 4 etudes i'm trying to master. Spent months memorizing them. After trying to do some fast/clean chops for weeks now and hitting a wall i decided to shift my approach.

    Anyone here do similar? It's tedious, it's boring... but me, it's WORKING!

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    It's something I had heard, but never really understood for a long time . . . playing slower makes you play faster. But only if you're playing slower perfectly (and relaxed). I spent way too many years practicing on the raggedy edge all tense and never getting better. Whenever I hit a wall for speed now, I just slow it way down, play for a while, and then try it again the next day. Always seems to improve that way.
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      I always practice slowly with a metronome. It allows you to focus on technique more myopically. I was taught the rule of thumb to start slow, once you play something cleanly, without flaws 3x. Increase the speed of the metronome and start over, 3X, increase the speed...
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        Btw i'm sorry to the typeo's i've made (and will probably continue to make). Tried editing it but I get an error.

        Yeah, man. I know it's become cliche but chipping at it slow as hell seems to be baking the doughnut before.

        Obviously, at some point i practiced slow before getting fast but really my approach had turned it "go ahead, keep grinding fast, it will come together eventually" and really that way can work too. I find the slow grind potentially saves a lot of work.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by GuitarStv View Post
          It's something I had heard, but never really understood for a long time . . . playing slower makes you play faster. But only if you're playing slower perfectly (and relaxed). I spent way too many years practicing on the raggedy edge all tense and never getting better. Whenever I hit a wall for speed now, I just slow it way down, play for a while, and then try it again the next day. Always seems to improve that way.
          The guitar equivalent of MTB cycling's better braking allows you to ride faster?

          Anyhow, I am going to try this out!
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          • #6
            It's like choreographing a ballet. If every muscle movement is orchestrated slowly first, then it can be done more rapidly at tempo with precision.

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              Originally posted by beaubrummels View Post
              It's like choreographing a ballet. If every muscle movement is orchestrated slowly first, then it can be done more rapidly at tempo with precision.
              ...or Tai Chi
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                Originally posted by Securb View Post

                ...or Tai Chi
                Kettlebell.

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                • #9
                  Switch to keys.
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                  • #10
                    No doubt that gets your timing together, too. The type of exercise also depends on the type of picking. Economy picking would be different than strict alternate picking, I'd guess, too. I use slow tempos to practice picking in 5s or 7s.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Demanic View Post
                      Kettlebell.
                      I ... haven't seen kettlebell as graceful as a ballet or tai chi, but I'll keep an open mind.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by beaubrummels View Post

                        I ... haven't seen kettlebell as graceful as a ballet or tai chi, but I'll keep an open mind.

                        Wow, this is impressive.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Demanic View Post
                          Wow, this is impressive.

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                          Hey the thread is called 'A new routine'. Just thought I'd help out.
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                          • #14
                            Move the entire arm, not your wrist. It's the secret to play fast. I learned it from Michael Angelo Batio.

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                            • #15
                              Well I guess my way of going about things is as usual the opposite of everyone else's

                              I move only my wrist and I never play anything slow if I can play it fast..

                              What I've noticed is that if I give things a break for a day or two or even a few weeks I come back sloppy & that's inevitable, but after I've done playing to a couple of backing tracks (never use/or owned a metronome.. cuz they're boring and monotonous) things return to normal (fast and clean) automatically.

                              Playing along to an actual song/backing track with all it's myriad changes & nuances (even better if it's a real drummer) is not only way "better" (more effective) as far as practice goes for me but also less boring & more fun
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