[PepticDust]

One of the things we get told alot is to start slow, something I don't doubt. I've always started slow then gradually sped up, usually finding myself getting nowhere after a certain speed. My teacher says the whole point of going slow is to break down what you are doing to play and see what you are doing wrong. Maybe you need to use a different fingering, maybe you need to get to a certain string faster, maybe to do that, you need to keep your finger closer to the string.

I agree with all of this, my question is, once you've figured out the right way to play something, do you still need to speed up gradually? Or just practice slow until you've worked out the kinks then go at it full speed?