Apprentice Bushido Task 35 Options

[Ben Higgins]

Hey Guys !! It's a day late but fear not... it's a simple one to learn...

Task 35:  Apprentice_Bushido_Task_35.gp4 ( 1.6K ) Number of downloads: 123




I find that speed bursts are one of the best ways of teaching your hands to perform at a faster rate but performing it correctly at the same. How ? Well, the idea of speed bursts is that they are short.. so short that you don't get the chance to screw it up. One of the main reasons we screw up is because we're trying to process many things at once. If you only had one note to play you would find it hard to mess it up. But the more you've got to think about.. and the longer you've got to sustain it for, the more chance you have of stumbling.

So, with a speed burst you'll only do 1 or 2 reps of something. But you'll attempt to make that rep as perfect as possible. All you've got to do is concentrate everything you've got into that one tiny moment.

The reason I like to slot the fast bits in the middle of a slower lick is because the slower lick is setting you up, getting you into the groove. When you go at something cold, it can be hard to find the groove. But if you're already on the tarmac with your feet moving, then you've got an immediate tactile reference point. It may sound a bit crazy.. but it works !

The Lick I've uploaded is just a repeating shape, first using straight 16th notes and then slotting in a fast 16th note triplet burst. Notice the difference between the two before you go at it. The straight 16th notes use a 4 note repeating pattern.. you go down and then up. But the triplet part just goes from high to low. It'll make sense when you see the tab

You don't have to follow the same amount of reps exactly.. I've just given an example of how you can add slower and fast reps together. If adding 1 fast reps works for you then do that. If you can manage 2 or more then push it that way. Get to know how it works and then start challenging yourself to how many perfect but fast reps you can add on. Don't forget you can also pause and take a breather after each fast bit.. whatever works for you.

Oh, and of course there's no set bpm for this.

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