This is a bit more of a ponder/thought today. I have been beginning to notice that I seem to have a built in tempo (or should I say metronome), which seems to be configured to a set BPM. Of course we an inbuilt BPM, which is our heart beat, a varying metronome which keeps us alive. I sometimes wonder, given that the default heart-rate of a health adult is 60 BPM, is that is why a considerable amount of music is around 120bpm? (just a ponder).Anyway, what am I getting at? I have noticed that when I practice (and noodle around), I seem to always want to play at a set speed. It doesn't matter what it is, if I don't have a metronome present, I seem to have a default speed at which I play everything. Now I noticed this morning, that this isn't such a great thing, I was practising something which needs to be played at 110 BPM, but I was just wailing on it at around 125-130 bpm. I keep finding myself, telling myself to slow down, not everything needs to be played fast. So that's my lesson today, think about if you seem to have a tempo at which you play everything (when you don't have a rhythm source), think about if it is too fast, and then try and slow it down (or speed it up). Ultimately, take that metronome, change the speed and see how you get on!What's your internal tempo??PeaceNeil