Slow-Metronome Practicing | How to Practice Series #1

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2 ай бұрын

Starting a brand new free lesson series on KZfaq here focused on How to Practice and showcasing different things that I think about when I am practicing.
I was working on a transcription for my Patreon when I noticed I was employing one of my tried and true practice methods so I thought I would share a little bit about that here.
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@LeftyG Ай бұрын

“Bluegrass does not fall into this category” ie. music with a groove, music for dancing. That is a game changer for me.

@lilliansawyerfiddle Ай бұрын

I want to clarify the comment a bit because bluegrass is a groove based music BUT the modern tendency is to play smoothly and with an evenness to tone and attack where every note is played with more or less the same intensity. It could still be helpful for bluegrass but I don’t tend to use this approach when practicing bluegrass.

@winstonoboogie2424 2 ай бұрын

I learned it as a kid, playing along with 45 records at 33 speed. The trick is to move your WHOLE BODY in slow motion, head to toe. As with "instant replay", in slow motion, every detail becomes visible, every nuance, imperfections etc. It becomes necessary to get comfortable with the human aspect of music, with all of the warts and dandruff, etc. Playing slow is harder than playing fast.

@lilliansawyerfiddle 2 ай бұрын

This is exactly right! That’s a really good way of explaining it!

@FrenchSissoko 2 ай бұрын

Hey this is why tai chi is practiced slowly, from head to toe. It is practiced over and over in slow motion, working on maximizing the perception and conscience of every detail (or groove :-) inside: exactly *because* when used in martial art application it has to be extremely fast!

@VoxRox 2 ай бұрын

I would say you have the metronome set to half-time with the metronome beats falling on 1 and 3. When you are set to 44 BPM, this is really 88 BPM while playing the piece. I do this same thing, but usually with the metronome beats falling on 2 and 4 instead. I love practicing with a metronome set to half-time in this way and also get a lot of good information from it. I think your intention to practice at slower tempos to establish a solid groove is a good way to go.

@naktank Ай бұрын

I think You are talking about the most fundamental things. I do the same with singing or any other activity. I also practice Chi Gong which is like slow breathing and slow moving. Btw. I've changed the pich of all the music i work to 432 Hz tuning standard. I recommend this change to everyone. Thank You for Your education. ☯️🙏

@lilliansawyerfiddle Ай бұрын

Absolutely! Someone else made the same connection to Chi Gong!

@michaelfoxbrass 2 ай бұрын

Brilliantly simple to try, maddeningly difficult to master!

@lilliansawyerfiddle 2 ай бұрын

Yup!

@fordjubilee Ай бұрын

Thinking the same thing...

@tiemanspace7679 2 ай бұрын

One through seven the octave in any key. Thank you, Lil.

@quangtru1311 Ай бұрын

Wonderful lesson. Thank you.

@lilliansawyerfiddle Ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@stevewagstaff9300 2 ай бұрын

Lefty! And you play beautifully. Great lesson.

@cryptogeezer8337 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thanks!

@ryanj1262 2 ай бұрын

Love that song

@adamgulliford6048 2 ай бұрын

great concept to practice and think about. Thank you!

@lilliansawyerfiddle 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@mikecoz6858 2 ай бұрын

Great song! Playing guitar I have trouble just getting started on time with the metronome

@lilliansawyerfiddle 2 ай бұрын

If it helps have the metronome play 1/8th notes so there is less time between the clicks!

@UURevival 2 ай бұрын

@6:40 we discover what instrument you play! lol. I played violin as a kid and thought about learning- OMG are violins expensive! The cheapest electric fiddle was $1000!!! The regular violins started around $3000.

@lilliansawyerfiddle 2 ай бұрын

They are super expensive and unnecessarily so!

@M_SC 2 ай бұрын

That absurd, you can buy a violin for $300. Less is garbage. But buy a $1000 one if you can. $3000 is not necessary

@tiemanspace7679 2 ай бұрын

Anything with a tempo. Thumbs up again. Kewl.

@UURevival 2 ай бұрын

I'm a beginner guitar player and I'm a rusher. I notice that after I start a rhythm a few times through everything seems slower- if I continue at what feels like the same physical pace I'm am going too fast. I mentally have to feel like I'm slowing down to keep the same pace.

@lilliansawyerfiddle 2 ай бұрын

I would say that is exactly right! You have feel to like your slowing down to actually play in time! Over time it gets easier and you’ll feel more like you have an internal sense of time that’s just going in the background.

@apexploring7639 2 ай бұрын

Why do you feel bluegrass doesn’t have a pulse/groove?

@FrenchSissoko 2 ай бұрын

Yes, why this?

@bodurango 2 ай бұрын

I have the same question. I think bluegrass has an infectious groove.

@dwightzinfandel8077 Ай бұрын

Drive is different than groove. Bluegrass pushes and drives forward, it doesn't fall back on downbeats.

@Jst4funn Ай бұрын

Kenny Baker is rolling saying.. whhhaaat? I love this lesson but I need further explanation too ..

@erkindanger 25 күн бұрын

From Lillian's reply to the top comment on the video, asking the same question: *"I want to clarify the comment a bit because bluegrass is a groove based music BUT the modern tendency is to play smoothly and with an evenness to tone and attack where every note is played with more or less the same intensity. It could still be helpful for bluegrass but I don’t tend to use this approach when practicing bluegrass."*