januarius (januarius)

Race #9267

View Pit Stop page for race #9267 by januariusGhost race

View profile for januarius (januarius)

Official speed 98.19 wpm (59.88 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 21, 2017 10:01:54am UTC
Race Finish November 21, 2017 10:02:54am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. viellain (110.79 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 132.56
Text #3550202 (Length: 490 characters)

Tatum used a special device to elongate his descending pentatonic runs, to sustain them over longer groups of bars. In addition to inserting descending chromatic connective tones, he also inserted some ascending skips (usually fourths, fifths, or sixths), followed by a descending skip landing a whole-step below any of the tones of the pentatonic run he was using. In this way, he was able to "gain" some ground, and was then ready to play another portion of the descending pentatonic run.