skidder652003 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 So last night I'm learning Whipping Post by the Allman Brothers (great tune BTW) and boy am I struggling with the opening bars, it's not that difficult but can I get the timing right at speed? Can I 'eck! So I leave it 24 hours and come back to it and boom play it perfectly straight out of the box at any speed I want. Now that's happened loads of times with tricky lines and speedy lines, leave it a bit and come back a bit later and it suddenly seems easier? What's all that about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, skidder652003 said: What's all that about? Sleep. Well, that's my guess, at least. I find that I can practise something as much as I like on a given day with only marginal improvement, but if I get a decent night's sleep and come back to it then it's somehow just there, much as you described. Something to do with the brain consolidating information and strengthening neural pathways blah blah blah... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Sometimes, we try too hard. With faster passages, we need muscle memory not knowledge. When we think about it, we fail. When we just 'do', we just do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 29/10/2019 at 20:18, TKenrick said: Sleep. Well, that's my guess, at least. Yep. While you're sleeping your brain is "playing" the bass line over and over again at a much faster speed. Seem to remember hearing a doctor talking about it on a podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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