For every minute you spend practicing FFCP spend at least a minute using that pattern to say something musical. So, if you practice FFCP ascending thirds, make up a phrase that incorporates a part of...
For every minute you spend practicing FFCP spend at least a minute using that pattern to say something musical. So, if you practice FFCP ascending thirds, make up a phrase that incorporates a part of...
I know Contra Dance is usually pretty quick, but 140 bpm seems a bit on the aerobic side for those dances. For what it's worth, the Wiki page on Contra Dance says they're "played at a narrow range of...
I was thinking about the same thing. You want to practice mostly in the zone where you transition from effortless to effortful. So if you can play 71, 72, 73 effortlessly and 74, 75, 76 with effort,...
Quick dances (like Contra dances) go around 120-140 BPM, so you want to be able to reach that tempo to play in an oldtime or traditional setting, at least on some of the faster tunes. But if you...
I recommend finding your speed limit for a given exercise, back off a bit, and work on tone and precision. Then after some work, try to hit your limit again. Cycling faster and slower will develop...
If possible, avoid those sadistic bebop saxophonists...
In the Bluegrass tunes one can access from iRealb, 220 is a common speed for breakdowns. Beyond that seems to be more about showing how fast you can play.
How fast a player can play a song is based on sound technique and knowledge of the song itself. So practice slowly to play quickly. Insofar as classical pieces are concerned , yes the Italian word...
Let me mention two ... Emory Lester and Radim Zenkl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBg_IMNcZo
Ashley Broder, Two Trees.
This lady is a bit off the well-beaten path around here and should get mentioned more. She's not just a wonderful player,...
Maybe. Probably. The book takes a number of popular tunes, and walks each out, in a series of increasingly complicated variations. The variations are explained-- that is, McGann tells you what he...
Read this and you'll be cording like a boss.
http://www.calgaryuke.com/ukerichard/tenor/Chord%20Builder%20For%20Fifths%20Tuned%20Instruments.pdf
Oh my.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoOQ_Gr_tO8
Oh my, oh my.
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