whitecatcafe
Senior Member
I would love to hear from all of you, especially those who have studied under Dawson himself. Did he ever suggest goal tempos for how fast these exercises are to be played? Would love to know.
In today's practice session, I practiced the "filling in triplets" exercise, the first exercise that comes after the 3 pre-requisite exercises in the Dawson book. Of course, I worked through the first 3 too, I've worked on those before. When I first attempted the "filling in triplet" interpretation with the first Syncopation exercise, I found it quite difficult! But after a while, I started to get the hang of it. I found the exercise a joy to work through, andI managed to get up to 120bpm today. Will be staying on this first exercise for a week before moving onto the next, just like Dawson suggests in the book.
In today's practice session, I practiced the "filling in triplets" exercise, the first exercise that comes after the 3 pre-requisite exercises in the Dawson book. Of course, I worked through the first 3 too, I've worked on those before. When I first attempted the "filling in triplet" interpretation with the first Syncopation exercise, I found it quite difficult! But after a while, I started to get the hang of it. I found the exercise a joy to work through, andI managed to get up to 120bpm today. Will be staying on this first exercise for a week before moving onto the next, just like Dawson suggests in the book.