Re: Newer player - can you tell me some areas to focus on?
Yeah, looks like you've got the notes right. You've only got about 10 - 15% left to go now.
Try slowing it down with a metronome until you're playing it exactly the way you want to play it with zero mistakes. Once you can get through the piece perfectly twice in a row, increase the speed of your metronome a couple bpm. Eventually you'll get to a point where you're making a mistake every other time you play the piece. Don't keep trying to force things at this point (I know, that's the natural reaction :P ) that will only train you to play it wrong. Drop the bpm of your metronome by 10 until you are getting it perfect again twice in a row and then start working up in speed. It's very important that you only move up in speed when you're playing it perfectly.
You should have it down exactly right in a week or so of doing this for 15 - 20 minutes a day.
Yeah, looks like you've got the notes right. You've only got about 10 - 15% left to go now.
Try slowing it down with a metronome until you're playing it exactly the way you want to play it with zero mistakes. Once you can get through the piece perfectly twice in a row, increase the speed of your metronome a couple bpm. Eventually you'll get to a point where you're making a mistake every other time you play the piece. Don't keep trying to force things at this point (I know, that's the natural reaction :P ) that will only train you to play it wrong. Drop the bpm of your metronome by 10 until you are getting it perfect again twice in a row and then start working up in speed. It's very important that you only move up in speed when you're playing it perfectly.
You should have it down exactly right in a week or so of doing this for 15 - 20 minutes a day.
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