Ever want to throw your metronome against the wall!

[joelhunn]

I know that practicing with a metronome will make me a better player and I try to use it in every practice session, but man, that incessant clicking drives me nuts!

Of course it doesn't help that it shows every little flaw in my timing.

Oh well, rant over. Back to practice time

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by joelhunn

I know that practicing with a metronome will make me a better player and I try to use it in every practice session, but man, that incessant clicking drives me nuts!

Of course it doesn't help that it shows every little flaw in my timing.

Oh well, rant over. Back to practice time

Hi joel

As a teacher, I'm not convinced playing with metronomes always makes players better.

If you are convinced it does, pretty simple to just down load an app with a metronome in it and change to tone so it doesn't click but makes a more pleasant noise (which may or MAY NOT improve your attitude).

[Goodallboy]

I also don’t know if it makes you a better player or not, but I know it improves your timing, which is the point of using it.

It’s frustrating because it reveals your inconsistency. I use it rarely and only as a refresher for helping me relate to various tempos.

[Pitar]

Originally Posted by joelhunn

I know that practicing with a metronome will make me a better player and I try to use it in every practice session, but man, that incessant clicking drives me nuts!

Of course it doesn't help that it shows every little flaw in my timing.

Oh well, rant over. Back to practice time

Throw it against a wall? Actually, no. It's a part of my anatomy (my leg) and involuntarily holds perfect meter.

[Tico]

Hard work is a good thing.

Even tempo matters.
After you can achieve it you're free to vary the tempo when you feel doing so enhances the music.

But yes, your frustration is understandable.
You're not alone in this challenge.

[DukeX]

I actually had a JC guitar instructor show the class his metronome (held together with duct tape), which he declared he had thrown against a wall in frustration one day.

[Goodallboy]

Originally Posted by Pitar

Throw it against a wall? Actually, no. It's a part of my anatomy (my leg) and involuntarily holds perfect meter.

More claims that aren’t close to being accurate. Please reconsider making claims that anyone who played guitar is aware cannot be true.

The other forum has addressed this. It’s time for this to end.

[CASD57]

Originally Posted by joelhunn

I know that practicing with a metronome will make me a better player and I try to use it in every practice session, but man, that incessant clicking drives me nuts!

Of course it doesn't help that it shows every little flaw in my timing.

Oh well, rant over. Back to practice time

Well it's better than throwing timing challenged band mate against the wall🤣

[CASD57]

Originally Posted by CASD57

Well it's better than throwing timing challenged band mate against the wall🤣

Actually I never worried about timing, I mean if my right hand is hitting the beat with the bass and bass drum, well I'm ok,. Now what has gave me problems is sing a 3/4 songs...yikes

[hairpuller]

Originally Posted by Goodallboy

More claims that aren’t close to being accurate. Please consider making claims that anyone who played guitar is aware cannot be true.

Say what???
scott

[gfa]

Originally Posted by joelhunn

I know that practicing with a metronome will make me a better player and I try to use it in every practice session, but man, that incessant clicking drives me nuts!

Of course it doesn't help that it shows every little flaw in my timing.

Oh well, rant over. Back to practice time

Try playing to a drum machine app instead. Much less annoying.

[Athens]

I never use them. They throw off my rhythm.

Seriously, they can help you from lagging or speeding up, but they can dampen the small variations that give a piece soul.

[Goodallboy]

Originally Posted by Athens

I never use them. They throw off my rhythm.

Seriously, they can help you from lagging or speeding up, but they can dampen the small variations that give a piece soul.

Exactly. But since one can't hold the metronomes beat precisely (despite some claims to the contrary) the soul will usually prevail!

Someone might want to comment on studios and artists that use click tracks when recording, and add that to the discussion.

[mtcross]

https://www.gieson.com/Library/proje...ies/metronome/

[TBman]

Originally Posted by Goodallboy

More claims that aren’t close to being accurate. Please reconsider making claims that anyone who played guitar is aware cannot be true.

The other forum has addressed this. It’s time for this to end.

Pretty sure he was making a joke... Tapping foot while playing.....