SEP 13, 2012: As you're taking the tempo slightly faster when practicing---particularly with a metronome---it's important to know when you have lost mastery over the passage or bar you are practicing. Living in denial seems to be the rule, sometimes even for professionals. So....when you suddenly realize you're not playing the notes anymore (leaving some out, missing some, playing some wrong ones), now's probably the time to take the metronome back several notches.
You may be thinking, "I've already done this. I'm spending too much time on this." That may be a good reason to allow more time than necessary. But when you go back to where you do have mastery--and start the slowly-getting-faster process again, it will feel good. Because now you know you're getting it. And "getting it" at any tempo is what it's all about!
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