# No only do your hands get faster with practice, but your ears do as well

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**Category:** Songwriting
**Created:** [January 5, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/no-only-do-your-hands-get-faster-with-practice-but-your-ears-do-as-well/73698 "2024-01-05T01:36:34Z")
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### Author: ![SmashingYoungMan](https://forum.troygrady.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@SmashingYoungMan](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/SmashingYoungMan)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2024, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/no-only-do-your-hands-get-faster-with-practice-but-your-ears-do-as-well/73698/1 "2024-01-05T01:36:34Z")

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It’s a big thing I’ve noticed over the years as my playing and speed have improved: that what used to sound fast no longer does. I can actually hear the individual notes where before it was just a sonic blur. I’m reminded of that scene in the 2002’s “Spider-Man” movie, where Flash throws a punch at Peter, and Peter watches it approach in slow motion, easily dodging it.

I assume most of you have experienced the same thing as your guitar powers improve, yes?

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### Author: ![Dissonant\_Timbres](https://forum.troygrady.com/user_avatar/forum.troygrady.com/dissonant_timbres/32/14080_2.png) [@Dissonant\_Timbres](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Dissonant_Timbres)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/no-only-do-your-hands-get-faster-with-practice-but-your-ears-do-as-well/73698/2 "2024-01-05T03:08:54Z")

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Some decent ear training with an ear training app helps as well.

Or singing in a choral type setting.

I think learning exclusively with tab for the first nearly decade of playing hampered my ear immensely.

Or expert mode try learning a fretless instrument, like slide or fretless bass.

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### Author: ![DC11GTR](https://forum.troygrady.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@DC11GTR](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/DC11GTR)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2024, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/no-only-do-your-hands-get-faster-with-practice-but-your-ears-do-as-well/73698/3 "2024-01-05T04:24:58Z")

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I’d add a vast improvement in the ability to memorize as well, especially if you’re trying to learn solos note for note.

I had the same debit card # for 7 or 8 years and I never remembered the damn number. I recently got a new one and with all of the practicing and such that I’ve been doing these last 6 months, I committed that # to memory at first glance…. And I’m old… lol