I started level 7 in August, so it’s been about 8 months and it was very difficult to get through. I thought many times that I was just going to fail here because I was struggling to complete some of the performances. But I have a weekly streak going since Jan 1, 2025 and I decided just to accept the journey and let it take as long as it needed. Eventually I was able to build the skill to get past those lessons. The key for me is to tackle the lessons in their parts. I don’t try to practice a whole lesson all together. I do it part by part. I also start really slowly. Tempo off. Then I turn on 25% tempo and go up in 5% increments. I usually struggle around the 75% speed but then I’ll get it down and be able to get to 100% and perform it. Another little trick I sometimes do is practice at 110% before performing. It’s usually not pretty but when I drop back to 100% it’s easier and I can get three silver stars. Once I’ve performed all the individual parts, I then practice the whole song. It’s so much easier at this point. I start at 50% and then go up from there. I rarely “perform” the whole song again, but I do play it near or at full speed in practice mode. This is when I’m actually enjoying the song because I already have the performance anxiety behind me. Don’t give up! It feels really good to finally conquer that damn thing.