Accelerando

A gradual increase in tempo; becoming faster.

The Savvy Take

The most common mistake students make is getting too fast too soon. Think of an accelerando like a car merging onto the highway: it is a smooth ramp up to speed, not an instant jump from 0 to 60.

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