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Learning a new song question

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Thu, 06/16/2016 - 14:40
dpertschuk
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David,

If you've already answered this question, I apologize, but in your experience teaching students, do you think it matters whether we learn the whole song slowly and then gradually increase the whole piece to full tempo, or whether we learn each section up to full tempo before moving on to the next section?

Thanks,

Dan

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Sat, 06/18/2016 - 23:10
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Hello Dan. I recommend you,

Hello Dan. I recommend you, "learn the whole song slowly and then gradually increase the whole piece to full tempo."

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