Practising the basics lays a good groundwork for more advanced skills. Combining this with challenging yourself can help you progress even faster. Taking on more advanced practices may seem daunting and humbling as people find themselves struggling with something more difficult. The payoff of getting good at it is self-evident. Less obvious is that the more basic skills will also improve. An example would be how practicing scales at double speed makes you play better at your normal speed. Jumping in the deep end may make you swallow a lot of water, but it makes you better at dealing with the shallow end.
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