learn a song, step one: 100% (am I the only one?) | Forums

[joester1976]

When I practice I work on the song section by section. I normally start with the metronome around 60 then increment it up by 10. Practice is tedious but it pays off. One thing also that I find is to relax when playing. This is huge. I work on finger memory and keep going through the motions and progressions. Lol my wife says it gets annoying but that is part of practice. I can tell you though I can see myself improving quite a bit. 2 weeks ago I couldnt work my way around the fret board or play individual strings. Now I can somewhat work my way around. I hate practice but it always pays off in the end.

[shikamaru-]

I don’t do that, unless for songs I already mastered in RS1 and don’t feel like levelling again.

I enjoy the fact that notes are coming at me at a pace my brain can process, if levelling is done correctly normally you would get the basic structure of the song and then the ornaments would follow.

That way even if I miss at some point I will be able to land on my feet much faster.

There’s also the fact I’m enjoying seeing a section levelling up, because that means I’ve played it right, so it’s motivating.

[Airtrooper719]

Completely forgot about the score attack mode with difficulties. Its a brilliant game mode, adds some competitiveness to the game for those who want it, similar to RB3 Pro Mode leaderboards. However, it does make loads of arcade"essque" sounds which I find irritating lol I wonder can these be lowered in the volume settings?

[Rockin7GG]

I don’t do that, unless for songs I already mastered in RS1 and don’t feel like levelling again.

I enjoy the fact that notes are coming at me at a pace my brain can process, if levelling is done correctly normally you would get the basic structure of the song and then the ornaments would follow.

That way even if I miss at some point I will be able to land on my feet much faster.

There’s also the fact I’m enjoying seeing a section levelling up, because that means I’ve played it right, so it’s motivating.

I totally agree with you sh1kamaru, I have often practiced songs on 100% with good results but, I do enjoy the 'leveling up' aspect of the game and, not being an expert nor even being close to considering myself as such, there is that sense of accomplishment and contentment , as I successfully level up a new song and mark my growth and improvements. But, as the saying goes, "To each his own !!" And that's the beauty of the 'game', it now allows for all to choose what best fits their needs. Rock On !

[Dizzyg12]

Yup I dot this almost exclusively. I don't find learning it one way only to relearn it when it levels up and again and again and again tO be productive. I will play it at 25/50/75 as the quarter speed jumps seen to work best as far as timing. After that I may jump to 100 or go 85/95/100. Always going through at least 20-25 runs at each speed with zero tolerance. It holds my attention longer and I see more improvement so I don't give up.

Ive learned more songs Iess time with this method over the last year than I have in the past 20. I wish I had this method when I first started.

[Hab_Fan]

The inability to do this in RS1 annoyed me to no end, add to that the ridiculous menu navigation and it took forever to try to apply this technique per section. RS2014 took care of that in spades with the ability to play the whole song with full notes at slower speeds. I usually start at about 60% and go 5% increments after a few successful plays but when I hit 90% I go up 1% increments. I usually play 2-3 hours a night and often have only worked on one song. I don't like the dynamic levelling at all, you spend little time in repetition since things change. Chords are the worst because you're playing one way as notes then have to change to your chord shape making all that level up time a waste.