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Sometimes you'll find that you can play through a passage quickly, but the notes aren't completely even, and even slowing down the tempo isn't helping as much as it usually does.
Using syncopated rhythms can help you master these passages. Look at the following passage.
Syncopated rhythms help you focus on the transition from each note to the next. Take the original passage and play the following, syncopated version:
Then reverse the syncopation.
After playing both, you''ll often find that one or two of the notes are particularly troublesome -- now you know where to focus your practice if the passage is still giving you problems.
You can take this technique to the next level with more complex syncopations. Instead of a dotted eighth-sixteenth rhythm, try an eighth and two sixteenths.