LJS 22: How to Play at Fast Tempos and Not Get Burned




Welcome to episode 22 of the LJS Podcast where today we are talking about how to play at fast tempos and not get burned. Up tempos tunes are something that all jazz musicians must confront, and we've all been burned by them before! In this episode we go over some tips for playing fast tempos and how we can start getting better control over them. Listen in!
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In this episode

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Relaxing while you play, and developing that mind set.

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Subdividing- making the tempo feel slower by perceiving the time differently.

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Changing how you play on fast tempos vs. slower tempos.

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Exercise for fast tempo playing.


Exercise to practice
Playing free (not over a song form) or using a song form, with a metronome set at a medium-down comfortable tempo, do the following:

* First chorus (or for a given period of time) play only whole notes.
* Second chorus play only half notes.
* Third chorus play quarter notes.
* Fourth chorus play eights notes (optional triplet quarters).
* Fifth chorus play triplet eighths.
* If you can, for the sixth chorus play sixteenth notes.

Listen to episode 21: 4 Steps For Finding More Time to Practice
How do you practice playing at fast tempos? Leave us a comment below.



Om Podcasten

The LJS Podcast is the podcast where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories and advice for becoming a better jazz musician! Hosting the show is the jazz musician behind learnjazzstandards.com, author, and entrepreneur Brent Vaartstra, who’s one goal is to answer any question about playing jazz music you may have. Jazz can be a challenging music to learn and play, but it doesn’t have to be so hard. Each episode features a specific musical challenge that jazz students may come across, where it is discussed and answered. Special jazz guests frequent the show, sharing their expertise on an array of different musical subject matter. Listeners are invited to call in with their jazz questions to the podcast hotline, where it could get answered on a future LJS Podcast episode. Join thousands of other listeners getting free jazz education every week!