Practice/Performance workshop
Expert 15 minutes Guided lesson

Solo speed bursts

Train brief sixteenth-note bursts while preserving tone, timing, and relaxed recovery.

Today's tempo ladder
Slow60BPMWorking75BPMGoal150BPM
Loop this measure

Four sixteenth-note scale cells

Reset on each click and keep the four-note cells rhythmically identical.

Target150 BPM
1 measure · repeats
Explanation

What this develops

Speed is easier to build in short, accurate bursts than in long tense runs. This one-measure sequence alternates compact scale cells across G and D.

Treat every group of four as a fresh start. Release any tension at the beginning of each beat and let the metronome measure consistency.

Coach's tip

Fast practice should feel almost uneventful. If it feels heroic, the tempo is probably ahead of your control.

Practice plan

Take it to the instrument

  1. 1

    Play only beat one, then rest for the remaining three beats.

  2. 2

    Add one burst at a time until the full measure remains relaxed.

  3. 3

    Increase by 2 BPM after five clean loops; drop 6 BPM after any tense loop.

Finish this lesson

Mark it complete when you can play three relaxed, clean loops.