8Mile
Platinum Member
Another thread about what tempo to practice at prompted me to start a thread about this. That other thread is centered on improving speed and the concept of "headroom." But I'm talking about something different.
I find that there are specific tempos that I have a built-in tendency to drift from, either up or down a few bpm, before settling in. For instance, I have been noticing that 116 bpm is one of those tempos. For some reason, even playing a simple money beat with a click, I am fighting an urge to drop tempo a few bpm and then lock into that.
I'm guessing that this comes from practicing or playing music at certain tempos more than others, and then finding that it's hard to resist the memory that the "right" tempo is a few bpm away.
Anyone else experience this?
My way of combating it is to practice with a metronome that randomly mutes at the tempo it's happening at to really internalize it so it stops happening.
I find that there are specific tempos that I have a built-in tendency to drift from, either up or down a few bpm, before settling in. For instance, I have been noticing that 116 bpm is one of those tempos. For some reason, even playing a simple money beat with a click, I am fighting an urge to drop tempo a few bpm and then lock into that.
I'm guessing that this comes from practicing or playing music at certain tempos more than others, and then finding that it's hard to resist the memory that the "right" tempo is a few bpm away.
Anyone else experience this?
My way of combating it is to practice with a metronome that randomly mutes at the tempo it's happening at to really internalize it so it stops happening.