How to Use a Metronome: Learn to be the best musician you can be. Use a metronome to gain stronger rhythmic sense and develop speed and proficiency.

by Kevin Smith

A strong time feel is one of the most fundamentally important things to becoming a stronger player. It is one of the nest kept secrets among advanced players. Except it isn't a secret. Not at all. Any advanced player will tell you that you need to work with a metronome. But students never listen. Working with a metronome is difficult and awkward at first, but worth the pain. As I tell my students, "If you don't want to smash your metronome against the wall, you're not using it enough." OK, that may be hyperbole. After a while, working with a metronome can be a lot of fun and add another "game" you can play in your practice.

In this succinct and to-the-point guide, we talk about what to look for in a metronome, how to practice music with it and how to use it to develop scale skills. Simple and advanced drills will be discussed. Additionally, aspects of understanding playing ahead and behind the beat, stretching this feel, and playing outside the meter will be discussed. This guide is invaluable for the beginner and will have some useful ideas for many intermediate and even some advanced players.

20 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 27, 2016

Reviews

[Beverley Ann Racher · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not provide me with what I wanted to know

I wanted to know how to use the Metronome I have bought I.E how many beats 4/4 is on the Metronome. This book does not provide me with that information. Very disappointed.