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One of my favorite guitar blogs, From the Woodshed, posted an entry on using Ymetronome for practicing.
You may recall that I mentioned Ymetronome last May as a way to start slow on a lick, scale, etude, etc., and then speed up over the practice without having to take your hands off the neck.
Ymetronome has a built in function that allows you to increase or decrease the tempo over time automatically. For example, you could set your starting speed at 80 bpm and then every 30 seconds, have Ymetronome increase the beat by 1. Within 10 minutes, your speed would be up to 100 bpm, all the while, you were practicing without stopping.
Well, Joe's entry was labeled Metronome Regression. He uses Ymetronome in a new way (to me at least).
Joe set his speed at a comfortable tempo and then set Ymetronome to decrease the tempo over time. This way, Joe could focus on keeping his technique as clean as possible, rather than the other way, where you practice to the point where your technique starts to become sloppy.
Guess what I'm going to do tonight? I'm going to use this technique to work on that modal run that has been giving me trouble at tempo. I'll try the metronome regression technique this week and see how it goes.
So folks - always keep an eye open for cool new ways to approach your practice sessions. There's always a good idea out there if you can just find it.
Also, for those of you that want to download Ymetronome...
I did a quick search for Ymetronome to place a link in this article where you could download it. It seems this tool is getting harder to find. I did find a link from Raleigh Music Academy under Other Helpful Links, but since this is not a developer link, I can't vouch for it.
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One of my favorite guitar blogs, From the Woodshed, posted an entry on using Ymetronome for practicing.
You may recall that I mentioned Ymetronome last May as a way to start slow on a lick, scale, etude, etc., and then speed up over the practice without having to take your hands off the neck.
Ymetronome has a built in function that allows you to increase or decrease the tempo over time automatically. For example, you could set your starting speed at 80 bpm and then every 30 seconds, have Ymetronome increase the beat by 1. Within 10 minutes, your speed would be up to 100 bpm, all the while, you were practicing without stopping.
Well, Joe's entry was labeled Metronome Regression. He uses Ymetronome in a new way (to me at least).
Joe set his speed at a comfortable tempo and then set Ymetronome to decrease the tempo over time. This way, Joe could focus on keeping his technique as clean as possible, rather than the other way, where you practice to the point where your technique starts to become sloppy.
Guess what I'm going to do tonight? I'm going to use this technique to work on that modal run that has been giving me trouble at tempo. I'll try the metronome regression technique this week and see how it goes.
So folks - always keep an eye open for cool new ways to approach your practice sessions. There's always a good idea out there if you can just find it.
Also, for those of you that want to download Ymetronome...
I did a quick search for Ymetronome to place a link in this article where you could download it. It seems this tool is getting harder to find. I did find a link from Raleigh Music Academy under Other Helpful Links, but since this is not a developer link, I can't vouch for it.
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Funny, I just did a Google search for YMetronome, and this post is on the first page of results. I've had my copy for at least 5 years, so I'm not up to date on where to get it either. The "YMetronomeSetup.exe" link on this">http://www.petrucciforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17587">this page might work. That appears to be a post from the creator. Strange that it seems moderately popular but is so hard to find.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for the link.
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Hey Joe!
I think Ymetronome may be like the old 70's era Real Book. You have to know the right music store to go to, ask the right person and then they'll slip the brown bag across the counter to you!
Keep up the good work, I love your blog!
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