A written practice worksheet turns a vague session into a repeatable plan. I map out five tempo levels against four interval lengths (one, two, four, and eight bars) for a single part of a tune, so every practice session starts exactly where the last one left off instead of guessing.
When you get stuck, it's almost always one specific spot, not the whole part. Circle the exact bar where things fall apart, give it separate, targeted practice, and then try it again inside the full phrase before moving on.
The pauses do double duty: they build speed, and they teach your hands to relax. Members reported memorizing tunes faster and noticing their hands physically release tension during each pause, a habit that starts to carry over even after the pauses are removed.
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Interval Speed Practice Training (Part 2) and Q&A Session
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00:07interval so speed has training Recap: how landed far🔒
03:36member's speed? accuracy A before question: need you don't🔒
09:08Why speed favors softball early the training study🔒
12:21Walking jogging, revisited versus🔒
13:20faster works chanter on reports: too memorization, electric Member🔒
16:04practice the worksheet Introducing🔒
19:22for and part goal comfort tempo a tempo your Setting🔒
20:40levels interval versus tempo grid: the Reading lengths🔒
23:00get Taking exactly notes stuck on where you🔒
28:51dot-cut strathspeys, Adapting pauses and tunes for marches,🔒
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38:03actually A question the on member's runs detailed progression how🔒
43:34review notes doctor's-file right before play The habit: your you🔒
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