Decide what counts as a good repetition
Choose a short passage and a clear requirement: even attacks, complete chord changes, or a relaxed picking motion. Your starting BPM should satisfy that requirement repeatedly. An automatic ramp is useful for a passage you already know; it is less useful while you are still learning its notes.
Choose a small step and enough time to settle
A 2 BPM increase every four bars gives you more time to adjust than an 8 BPM increase every bar. As an example, moving from 60 to 80 BPM in steps of 2 creates ten tempo increases. At four bars per step in 4/4, each stage gives you sixteen quarter-note beats before the next change.
Keep the result useful for tomorrow
Write down or save the starting tempo, target, subdivision, and passage. If the last few stages become uneven, lower the target on the next attempt. The highest tempo reached is not automatically your new performance tempo; repeat it without the ramp to check that it is stable.
Your next practice session
- Choose a familiar one- or two-bar phrase and confirm it feels controlled at 60 BPM.
- Set a target of 80 BPM, a step of 2 BPM, and four bars between increases.
- Play through the climb, stopping if control or comfort breaks down.
- Finish with a few repetitions at the fastest tempo that remained steady.
Try it in Rythmeno
- Open Tempo Trainer from Rythmeno’s metronome controls.
- Set Start and Target, choose Raise by, and select the number of bars under Every.
- Choose Start Climb to begin. This is an app feature; the free website metronome uses manual tempo changes. Access may require Premium.
A common mistake to avoid
Do not let an automatic increase override what you hear or feel. A preset climb is a plan, not an instruction to keep pushing through uneven playing or discomfort.
