Not sure where to put this but wanted to find the info on increasing speed for scales.
I think that in one of the earlier lessons JS says 1/4 notes up to 150 bpm, then drop back down to 50-70 and do 1/8 notes.
I am at that stage, and in my practice I have bneen doing 1/8, triplets and 1/16 notes, however they are all on the same note, so if i am doing tiplets, I will do a set of triplets on 1 note, then move to the next note and do triplets. I have a metronome set to say 70 BPM and I try to get my 1 on each 1 change in the bar, to help with my timing.
IN the lesson when you slow it down, that isnât quite what JS teaches is it, when you slow down and go from 1/4 to 1/8 notes for example, each note is going to be played once correct?
So essentially you are going up and down the scale in 1/8âs for each single noteâŚ
Hi, Bret, yeah, a little confusing, but if you are using a metronome like you say, that is in itself good practice. Remember, rhythm is king, and I just know somebody will be along soon to point you in the right direction. Cheers, HEC
yes, this is the way itâs intended. Once you reach 150 bpm with one note per click, you slow it down and then play two different notes per click. You can think of it as counting 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & playing one note on the beat and the next on the â&â. For example with the notes of the C-Major scale:
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1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - &
C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C
Just a follow up question here. When looking at any scale really, we get to 150 on 1/4 notes then we drop back down and go to 1/8th. Is there any real reason to go back to 1/4 note picking at 150? just for maybe tempo reasons ?
I understand that essentially 75bpm 1/8th is the same as 150 1/4 notes, but your mind is focusing on getting that extra note in on the & to be in time with the next down beat.
Or can I Just say that I have hit 150 on 1/4 notes and continue to go forward with the other divisions?
Also, starting back at 70 is almost where you were at 150 for 1/4 notes. When practicing for say triplets or even 1/16 notes, triplets I take back down to 50 bpm, and I think I am at like 30 or 40 for 1/16 notes. How on earth does someone get to 150 for 1/16 notes? or is that just not really a goal/thing?
Its not actually the same. 150 bpm is 2x the tempo of 75bpm, regardless of how many notes you play.
I know what youâre trying to say, but its the beat that determines the tempo, not the note value/ subdivision.
Think about how songs âsoundâ in differently âpacedâ sections; it is the suddivisions ( eg 8ths, 16ths etc) that make this happen. The tempo is not changing. Its good to practice, and always think of it in this way I reckon
You are much better of starting at say, 60bpm at 1/4 notes; then increase the subdivisions to 1/8s, 1/8th triplets, 1/16ths, 1/16th triplets etc.
Then maybe up the tempo to 65, 70 etcâŚ
Youâll get a better feel for rhythmic subdivisions.
