Comments on: The Vital Keys to Playing Slow And Fluently Fast https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast Free Quality Guitar Lessons Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:28:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Karry https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-91975 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:37:53 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-91975 I read a lot of interesting content here. Probably you spend a lot of time writing,
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]]> By: Aniruddha Biswas https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-86132 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:43:36 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-86132 Hi Klaus,
I am a 33yrs old guitar passionate Electronics Engineer from India. After getting fed up with the guitar instructors in my locality due to their uninspirational technique & insufficient+flawed knowledge I started seeking online help from the real masters of the game. Upon getting immence help from your article “Learn fretboard in 15 days” I started respecting you as a GURU & noted your lessions. You are showing me light & direction in my dark & lost road to guitar learning. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My hats off to you!!!

]]> By: Alexander Moody https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-84571 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:13:59 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-84571 You need to push the limits to improve. Accuracy is important – very important. But you need to make yourself uncomfortable, let your body adjust to the speed. Mistakes are ok as long as you hear them and adjust accordingly through continued practice.

]]> By: Johna Beverly https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-84527 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 22:21:23 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-84527 Obviously, there is no point in trying to play fast if you cannot play slowly with accuracy and good technique. However, my experience is that playing slowly does not teach you how to play faster. Learning how to play a faster phrase correctly at slow tempo is absolutely necessary. But being able to do this is no guarantee that you will later be able to speed it up to tempo. Playing fast is a separate skill that needs to be acquired. When you play slowly, the mind has time to think about each note as you are playing it. At speed, everything must be subconscious. There isn’t time for it to be conscious. So you have to learn to play at a speed where your subconscious takes over. Even if you make some mistakes, you have to push yourself to play faster than your conscious mind can think.

]]> By: Dev_D https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-84371 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 04:26:20 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-84371 I’m so with you on this one! TOO many of my students ask “how do I play fast?” “What can I practice to get like so-and-so!?” The answer always disappoints: “Slow down”. I find that by learning an exercises at a slow and steady tempo and gradually increasing the tempo by 5-10 bpm at a time most students see progress they’re very happy with. Speed is all about accuracy, not how fast your fingers move. Helpful post, thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Fred T https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-84151 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:45:28 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-84151 The importance of practicing at a speed that one can perform all aspects of style and technique without an error is far to understated! You will never move forward in speed or technique if you are not prepared by practicing slow. 60 Beats Per Minute with impeccable technique and no errors and you might be ready to step it up. Forget about getting their fast. You will get their fast and there is nowhere! A failure to be able to perform flawlessly!

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-83968 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 04:12:03 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-83968 In reply to JM Lara.

Hi JM,

Great to hear you’re back in the game!

Have fun because that’s what it’s all about.

Good luck!

Best regards,
Klaus Crow

]]> By: JM Lara https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-83967 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:53:33 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-83967 Hi Klaus,

As always, I find your articles very inspiring. I’m a ‘relapsed’ guitarist, following a 20 year hiatus from playing the guitar and now in the process of prepping things up to pick back where I left things off. Wish me luck!

]]> By: Bill von Zangenberg https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-83947 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:45:41 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-83947 Great article! I think as musicians go on sometimes we need to go back to basics to remember what got us to where we are in the first place. The trick is to listen to the people who write these articles and then apply it to ourselves.

]]> By: Klaus Crow https://guitarfirstchord.com/the-vital-keys-to-playing-slow-and-fluently-fast/#comment-83946 Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:19:54 +0000 https://guitarfirstchord.com/?p=15730#comment-83946 In reply to Prasana.

Hi Prasana,

Keep your eyes on the ball continuously and adjust if necessary.

Best regards,
Klaus Crow

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