How do I practice with YouTube videos?
Loop one short part of the video, slow it down until you can do it without mistakes, and let the speed climb a little after every few clean repeats. These guides apply that method, the Loop Ladder, to one skill each, with the exact RepeatWatch settings to use.
New to looping? Start with how to loop part of a YouTube video or browse the glossary.
Instruments
Solos, riffs, chord changes and whole songs, one loop at a time.
How do I learn a guitar solo from a YouTube video?
Learn a guitar solo from YouTube one phrase at a time: loop 2–4 seconds, slow it to 70% with the pitch intact, and let a speed trainer bring it to full tempo.
How do I learn a guitar riff by looping it?
Learn a guitar riff by looping exactly one cycle of it: set A and B on the riff's first beat, slow it to 0.75×, then repeat it until it locks in with the drums.
How do I learn a strumming pattern from a video?
Learn a strumming pattern from a video: loop one bar, slow it to 0.6×, say the down and up strokes aloud, then speed up as your hand keeps moving every beat.
How do I learn a bass line from a YouTube video?
Learn a bass line from a YouTube video: loop two bars, slow them to 0.7× so each low note lasts longer, find the roots first, then lock in with the kick.
How do I learn a drum fill from a YouTube lesson?
Learn a drum fill from a YouTube lesson: loop the bar before it and the landing after it, slow it to 0.6×, count out loud, then let a speed trainer build tempo.
How do I learn a piano song from YouTube?
Learn a piano song from YouTube: loop one phrase of the tutorial, learn the right hand, then the left, at 0.5–0.7×, and join hands once each one is steady.
How do I learn a violin piece from a recording?
Learn a violin piece from a recording: loop one phrase, slow it to 0.6× to hear intonation and bowing, sing it, then play it and raise the tempo in small steps.
How do I learn fingerstyle guitar from YouTube videos?
Learn fingerstyle guitar from YouTube videos: loop one bar, slow it to 0.5×, learn the thumb's steady bass first, then add the melody your fingers pluck on top.
How do I transcribe a song by ear?
Transcribe a song by ear: loop a single phrase, slow it to 0.5–0.7×, sing each note before you find it, and write the rhythm first so the notes have a place.
How do I practice a fast scale run?
Practice a fast scale run by looping it with the beat before and the note after, slowing it to 0.5–0.6×, grouping notes in fours, then climbing 0.05× at a time.
How do I make a chord change smooth and on time?
Learn a chord change by looping just the last beat of one chord and the first beat of the next, slowly, with a pause to reset, until your fingers move as one.
How do I learn a ukulele song from YouTube?
Learn a ukulele song from YouTube: loop the strumming pattern first, then each chord change, slow both to 0.7×, and play the whole song through with a queue.
How do I learn a saxophone solo by ear?
Learn a saxophone solo by ear: loop one phrase, slow it to 0.6–0.7×, sing it with the same articulation, find it on your horn, then build back up to full tempo.
How do I learn a song on piano slowly and build up speed?
Learn a song on piano slowly with a tempo ladder: start each phrase at half speed, add 5% every three clean loops, and stop climbing the moment notes slip.
How do I practice with a backing track on YouTube?
Practice with a backing track on YouTube by looping one cycle of its chord progression, slowing it to learn the changes, then repeating it to improvise over.
How do I learn a song for a gig fast?
Learn a song for a gig fast: map it into sections, loop only the parts you can’t play yet, rehearse the joins, then run the whole song in a queue at full tempo.
Singing
Lyrics, harmonies and high notes, line by line.
How do I learn song lyrics fast?
Learn song lyrics fast by looping one line, singing it with the recording, then saying it from memory before you hear it, and chaining lines into verses.
How do I learn a harmony part by ear?
Learn a harmony part by ear: loop one line, slow it to 0.75×, sing the melody first, then find the harmony note above or below it and hold it against the loop.
How do I practice a high note in a song?
Practice a high note in a song by looping the phrase that leads up to it, slowing it to 0.75× to hear the vowel and breath, and singing it in short sets.
How do I learn a song in another language?
Learn a song in another language by looping each line at 0.75×, speaking the words in rhythm before singing them, and saving every line as a section to review.
Dance
Choreography in eight-counts, slowed down and built back up.
How do I learn a K-pop dance from YouTube?
Learn a K-pop dance from a YouTube dance practice or tutorial: loop one eight-count at 0.75×, pause 2 s between loops and build up to full speed.
How do I learn a TikTok dance quickly?
Learn a TikTok dance from a YouTube tutorial or Short: split it into eight-counts, loop each one slowed to 0.75× and speed up 5% every three clean loops.
How can I learn choreography fast from a video?
Learn choreography fast from a YouTube video: loop one eight-count, mark it, then dance it full out at rising speed. Chain sections so the joins get reps too.
How do dancers count music in eights?
Count music in eights like dancers do: find the beat, count 1 to 8 over two bars of 4/4, spot where phrases start and loop one eight-count until you hear it.
How do I practise a ballet combination at home?
Practise a ballet combination at home: loop one exercise of class music, slow it to 0.9× while you learn it, repeat it on the other side and build to tempo.
How do I practise a dance at a slower speed and keep the music right?
Practise a dance at a slower speed without the music going low: loop it at 0.75×, keep the pitch, and let a speed trainer add 5% every three loops up to 1×.
How do we learn a wedding dance from YouTube?
Learn a wedding dance at home from a YouTube tutorial: loop one eight-count at 0.75×, pause 2 s between loops and rehearse a little each week before the day.
Languages
Shadowing and listening drills with one sentence on repeat.
What is the shadowing technique and how do I do it with YouTube?
The shadowing technique with YouTube: loop one 3–8 second sentence at 0.8×, speak along a moment behind the speaker, and raise the speed 10% every five loops.
How do I improve listening with YouTube videos?
Improve listening with YouTube by looping short parts: hear a 10–30 second clip three times, check the transcript, then loop the words you missed at 0.8×.
How do I practise IELTS listening with YouTube?
Practise IELTS listening with YouTube: take a practice test at 1× once, as in the exam, then loop each missed answer at 0.8× until you hear what you missed.
Can I learn Japanese with anime clips on YouTube?
Learn Japanese with anime clips on YouTube: loop one line from an official clip at 0.8×, check it with Japanese subtitles, and shadow pitch and rhythm.
How do I learn Korean with K-drama clips?
Learn Korean with K-drama clips on YouTube: loop one line from an official clip at 0.8×, write it in Hangul, check it, and shadow it up to full speed.
How do I practise English pronunciation with YouTube?
Practise English pronunciation with YouTube: loop one word or phrase at 0.8×, copy the stress and weak forms like the schwa, then speed up to normal speed.
How do I understand fast native speakers?
Understand fast native speakers by looping real speech: hear a phrase at 0.8×, learn how words link and shrink, then raise the speed until 1× sounds clear.
How do I do dictation practice with YouTube?
Dictation practice with YouTube: loop one sentence, write it word for word, check against the transcript, sort your errors and replay the gaps at 0.8× speed.