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Hugo Paris
May 25, 2022
Diamond Ears, how often and how long do you practice? Do you stick to your daily workout, do you expand into the gym section?
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Cuantas Vacas
May 27, 2022
I used to do just my daily training, maybe replaying one or two games for more levels, especially when rhythm games appeared.

Now I stick to daily workouts, whatever results I get, and play more competition games.
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Hugo Paris
May 27, 2022
@Cuantasvacas - thanks!

Do you find that competition games help more with growing your skills, TPI, or is it just more fun for you?
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Cuantas Vacas
May 29, 2022
Well, a little bit of both. When I was a student, I never got very good at reading music fast, so competitions based on sight-reading are helpful for me, although I don't get good scores. The rest of competitions are mostly fun, but they also help with reflexes and quick decision-making.

The limited time factor makes a difference in how you use the skills you're developing in regular games. I would definitely play more competition games if it weren't for the fees!!
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Daniel Silveira
May 29, 2022
honestly my practice right now is only throught Championships. But I used to do daily gyms all the time.
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Cuantas Vacas
May 31, 2022
At certain levels of awesomeness training can be boring because there's no blood. Isn't that true, @Daniel Silveira ? 😁

Just kidding, except for your awesomeness. That is a fact.
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Hugo Paris
Jun 01, 2022
@Cuantasvacas - hahaha! I'm starting to get in the arena, but I'm getting shred to pieces😂
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Shani Berger
Jun 01, 2022
I'm trying to do my daily workout every single day, and then sing some solfege, usually one page from the book A New Approach to Sight-Singing. Every other day or so, when I see I have the time, I either dive hard into one of the competitions, do some more gym exercises, or go work on some more specific ear-training material that isn't really found here (hopefully yet!)

When I just started using this place I also started going to music college, and I used to practice on my phone during literally every single spare moment I had, even while in the bathroom lol
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Cuantas Vacas
Jun 01, 2022
At first, you fight for being within the first 20 and get some points, but you'll be improving scores soon, as long as you keep on training and spending some cash on competitions (if your economy stands it).
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Hugo Paris
Jun 10, 2022
@Cuantas Vacas I am saving up and training to join in soon!
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Hugo Paris
Jun 10, 2022
@Shani Berger That's very cool. So you were using the platform on your phone? Thank you for the tip on The New Approach to Sight Singing looks great!