Thanks @Klondike ,this was a great lessson.
It really makes sense, practicing fast in short bits looks like a key thing to me now.
I tested myself and was surprised that i could play at pretty high speeds accurately when playing tiny phrases, even with string switching.
This is my favorite way to practice for speed. It’s a great confidence builder, and has really helped me break past plateaus.
This is just like Troy talks about chunking. This guy explains it nicely, suggesting your neurological response needs to be not in a single note, as in focusing on playing each note cleanly, because it makes the neurological processslower as you have to think about each note and transmit neurons for each note.
Instead, you start to fire neurological orders in chunks, focusing on a single note as a landmark, while everything else in the chunk flows out. One neurological command to fire off many notes.
So to illustrate this concept, play this Flintstone clip at 2x speed. The plant in the background is the first note in the chunk your neurological command. Focus on the first note, and the rest of the notes will fall in place. Since you don’t need to think and give neurological instruction for each note, your playing speed increases.
Thanks for posting that is very interesting and a good approach. Did you catch what picks he showed in the clip. I caught the “these are thinner than jazz iii” which I use from time to time.
Great concept! Reminds me of this quote:
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti
These are Ultex Sharps.
I would love to know if the student in the video has seen results from practicing in this way.