Comments on: Metronome Trick No. 1 http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/ flutist Zara Lawler shares tips on learning music Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:46:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Monkeygroover http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-44 Monkeygroover Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:49:24 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-44 My digital one has the old skool markings! I always work with that one ... and a tuning fork. My digital one has the old skool markings!
I always work with that one … and a tuning fork.

]]> By: Will - The Metronome Guy http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-40 Will - The Metronome Guy Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:50:09 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-40 Zara, I was taught this exact same technique years ago and it is the same technique I have always used. It's a great way to get to your target goal much faster. Too many musicians think the faster they practice the faster they will learn the exercise - but it's just not true. And I am ALL for using the old tempo markings. So many people these days just go up in increments of 2 or 5bpm at a time. This doesn't make for steady progress. The old markings were set in a way that makes the progression between each step much more sensible. Thanks for sharing the tip with other musicians! Zara,

I was taught this exact same technique years ago and it is the same technique I have always used. It’s a great way to get to your target goal much faster. Too many musicians think the faster they practice the faster they will learn the exercise – but it’s just not true.

And I am ALL for using the old tempo markings. So many people these days just go up in increments of 2 or 5bpm at a time. This doesn’t make for steady progress. The old markings were set in a way that makes the progression between each step much more sensible.

Thanks for sharing the tip with other musicians!

]]> By: admin http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-39 admin Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:11:37 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-39 Really interesting idea--sounds like a good way to get young players used to using the metronome, as well. Really interesting idea–sounds like a good way to get young players used to using the metronome, as well.

]]> By: Monkeygroover http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-38 Monkeygroover Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:19:46 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-38 You could mix the previous with the 2 notch up/one notch down excersise. I'm gonna try it :-) You could mix the previous with the 2 notch up/one notch down excersise. I’m gonna try it :-)

]]> By: Monkeygroover http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-37 Monkeygroover Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:14:58 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-37 I guess you are classical players? Well, i am a bassplayer and I mostly play funk, rock and jazz music and a pianist I used to work with once gave me a wonderfull excersise. The trick is to go one notch up and then play half speed BUT respect the value of the notes of the original tempo. let's say the piece is in quarter notes. you need to play it at 100. you would need to play a note on each beat Play that note every 2 beats and rest a beat. (Leave the metronome on 100!) It would be : Quarter note/rest/quarter note/rest/quarter note/rest/quarter note/rest. That way you can really relax and be very councious of placing each note and also really focus on expression. When this is fully adapted play it in original tempo and tie it togheter: Quarter note/Quarter note/Quarter note/Quarter note. It's like putting the piece appart note by note and then put it back togheter. Try it! You'll be suprised! I also study bach regularly, for technique and the understanding of linear harmony. I guess you are classical players?
Well, i am a bassplayer and I mostly play funk, rock and jazz music and a pianist I used to work with once gave me a wonderfull excersise. The trick is to go one notch up and then play half speed BUT respect the value of the notes of the original tempo.
let’s say the piece is in quarter notes. you need to play it at 100. you would need to play a note on each beat Play that note every 2 beats and rest a beat. (Leave the metronome on 100!)

It would be :
Quarter note/rest/quarter note/rest/quarter note/rest/quarter note/rest.

That way you can really relax and be very councious of placing each note and also really focus on expression. When this is fully adapted play it in original tempo and tie it togheter:

Quarter note/Quarter note/Quarter note/Quarter note.

It’s like putting the piece appart note by note and then put it back togheter. Try it! You’ll be suprised!

I also study bach regularly, for technique and the understanding of linear harmony.

]]> By: Flooty1 http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-36 Flooty1 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:15:32 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-36 I really like this +2 -1 method. It is helping me get to speeds I didn't realize I could. Usually, whith the typical add a couple notches that I was previously using, I would have quit before reaching the higher tempos. As I get into the higher speeds and there is more gap between markings, I feel like it is a bit of a reward to be able to go back down a notch. It makes me keep pushing. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. I really like this +2 -1 method. It is helping me get to speeds I didn’t realize I could. Usually, whith the typical add a couple notches that I was previously using, I would have quit before reaching the higher tempos. As I get into the higher speeds and there is more gap between markings, I feel like it is a bit of a reward to be able to go back down a notch. It makes me keep pushing.

Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks.

]]> By: admin http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-35 admin Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:25:47 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-35 That looks like a cool site, and very useful. I also like how you can change the color of the metronome. Thanks for the tip! That looks like a cool site, and very useful. I also like how you can change the color of the metronome. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Malcolm Payne http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-34 Malcolm Payne Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:51:42 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-34 Hello, I just read your Metronome No. 1 method and I think it's a marvelous Idea! I saw your suggestions with the tempo markings and I'd like to direct you to this site: http://www.metronomeonline.com/ It has the exact(or at least almost exact) tempo markings you recommended :) I haven't seen all of your site, so I'm not sure if you already have it; but if so, here you go again! Hello, I just read your Metronome No. 1 method and I think it’s a marvelous Idea! I saw your suggestions with the tempo markings and I’d like to direct you to this site:

http://www.metronomeonline.com/

It has the exact(or at least almost exact) tempo markings you recommended :) I haven’t seen all of your site, so I’m not sure if you already have it; but if so, here you go again!

]]> By: Metronome Trick No. 1 http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-33 Metronome Trick No. 1 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:38:21 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-33 [...] On April 15th, 2009 at 4:05 am Helen Says:While I agree this is a strong foundational method for learning fast passages, for me, it’s not the *quickest* way. I have another, if you are interested, I’ll elaborate. [...] [...] On April 15th, 2009 at 4:05 am Helen Says:While I agree this is a strong foundational method for learning fast passages, for me, it’s not the *quickest* way. I have another, if you are interested, I’ll elaborate. [...]

]]> By: The Practice Notebook » Blog Archive » When in Doubt, Slow Down http://thepracticenotebook.com/metronome-trick-no-1/#comment-32 The Practice Notebook » Blog Archive » When in Doubt, Slow Down Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:01:07 +0000 http://www.zaralawler.com/blog/?p=33#comment-32 [...] practicing playing.  I don’t know any good tricks for speaking like I do for playing (such as Metronome Trick No 1), so the only thing I could think of to try was to slow it [...] [...] practicing playing.  I don’t know any good tricks for speaking like I do for playing (such as Metronome Trick No 1), so the only thing I could think of to try was to slow it [...]

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