Twilight Zone

November 6, 2006 at 5:38 AM

I have been practising Paganini's Perpetum Mobile using the metronome, slowly increasing the speed. Lately I found that after playing a few measures (bars) the metronome seemed to slow down and that I've entered into a different time zone. Once I've stop, the metronome was ticking at the normal speed again.

It's such an odd feeling. Anyone had the same experience?

From Ben Clapton
Posted on November 6, 2006 at 9:44 AM

My girlfriend sometimes has a similar experience, but her problems are much worse - they can set off an epileptic fit, so she doesn't use a metronome.

From Stephen Brivati
Posted on November 7, 2006 at 5:44 AM

Greeting ,
well PM is Perpetuem Mobile so maybe you are moving from the morning to the afternoon everytinme you play it?
Cheers,
Buri

From Samuel Thompson
Posted on November 7, 2006 at 4:27 PM

Yes, it's like that sometimes.

From William Yap
Posted on November 8, 2006 at 2:20 AM

Epileptic fit? That sounds dangerous.

I usually practice in the late afternoon/evening. Maybe it's a result of sunset... something to do with the change in the sun and moon's gravity or something... I'm not a scientist.

Let's see what my cello & violin teachers will comment on this experience.

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