Metronome Help Needed
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killerclover
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Yup2..... Practise make's perfect man..... If your using a normal kit try to increase the volume of your metronome..... Same goes for an Electronic one..... Start slow..... then if you feel that your confident enough to play try increasing the speed....
And please be good at keeping the timing right.... Drummers are themselves a metronome and time keeper for the band.....
And please be good at keeping the timing right.... Drummers are themselves a metronome and time keeper for the band.....
blackductape
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killerclover said:
yeah... that's wat i always do. it helps cause the metronome tempo will digest in ur head very fast. hahaha... but it works. gd luck.
well.... its a problem ALOT and i mean ALOT of drummers have. I'm one too. to be honest, i find its harder to keep the timing at a slower speed. Thats cos during the rolls we tend to go faster. Most of the time drummers speed up during/after the rolls. IMHO anyway. I practice more with slower songs first. its really not as easy as people think. don't just try to keep the beat, try to add some feel to it too. And my metronome allows me to plug in a set of head phones. so that helps too.... when you can't hear the beeping or clicking or whatever sound your metronome makes due to the fact that your bass drum and snare are right on the mark, the feeling is fantastic. =P Just keep practicing
DoubleBlade
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my piano teacher related her experience wif a group of drummers at a 1 day drum course.some of whom have been drumming for 4 years and bringing all their fancy drum sticks and wadever signature drum sticks they have in their possession.my teacher being a piano teacher has not touched a drum set before but was willing to learn to play the drums.she was the only one who has not even touched a drum set and the others were like giving her dat arrogant and snobbish attitute towards her during class.
when the class started , it is evident that since a drummer coordinates the entire band being at a gig or jamming session.a band will find it hard to coordinate without a drummer and hence , a drummer needs to be the one wif a solid foundation in rhythem and timing.she related to me how she taught the entire class rhyhem and timing cause those dummers can't even get a simple 4/4 beat properly.YES SHE TAUGHT THE STUDENTS THERE RHYTHEM AND TIMING ON THE DRUMS EVEN THOU THIS WAS HER FIRST TIME TOUCHING THE DRUM SET.and they were like ,"auntie auntie help me" , "auntie auntie like that correct or not?"
i mean if u were one of the drummers there , would u feel embarassed losing out to someone who has not touched a drum set before in terms of rhythem and timing?! i mean...losing out to a pianist?! imagine that!!!!
if u can't get ur rhythem and timing right which obviously forms the foundation to music how can u possibly progress to other more advance techniques on the drum set?!so i would just like to say is that it is better to learn the drums WITH DRUM SCORES and not just play by hearing.cause wif scores u somehow know ur rhythem and timing well.
although i truely agree dat this is a problem faced by drummers , BE THE DRUMMER who takes the trouble and effort to work on his rhythem and timing thou it may be very boring but one thing's for sure , it will definitely pay off one day!!!! so put in hardwork and effort into ur rhythem and timing when u practice wif ur metronome!!! start slow and then challenge urself by building up the tempo.this is how u should practice ur rhythem and the same goes to any other musician out there no matter wad instrument u play.
this story has somehow inspired me to put in more time and effort in working on my rhythem and timing cause i know that rhythem and timing is important in music thou it may be a bit boring but nonetheless nevermind the bordom dat u will face and JUST DO IT...cause it's for ur own good!!!!
i hope this story will inspire u too!!!! =)
when the class started , it is evident that since a drummer coordinates the entire band being at a gig or jamming session.a band will find it hard to coordinate without a drummer and hence , a drummer needs to be the one wif a solid foundation in rhythem and timing.she related to me how she taught the entire class rhyhem and timing cause those dummers can't even get a simple 4/4 beat properly.YES SHE TAUGHT THE STUDENTS THERE RHYTHEM AND TIMING ON THE DRUMS EVEN THOU THIS WAS HER FIRST TIME TOUCHING THE DRUM SET.and they were like ,"auntie auntie help me" , "auntie auntie like that correct or not?"
i mean if u were one of the drummers there , would u feel embarassed losing out to someone who has not touched a drum set before in terms of rhythem and timing?! i mean...losing out to a pianist?! imagine that!!!!
if u can't get ur rhythem and timing right which obviously forms the foundation to music how can u possibly progress to other more advance techniques on the drum set?!so i would just like to say is that it is better to learn the drums WITH DRUM SCORES and not just play by hearing.cause wif scores u somehow know ur rhythem and timing well.
although i truely agree dat this is a problem faced by drummers , BE THE DRUMMER who takes the trouble and effort to work on his rhythem and timing thou it may be very boring but one thing's for sure , it will definitely pay off one day!!!! so put in hardwork and effort into ur rhythem and timing when u practice wif ur metronome!!! start slow and then challenge urself by building up the tempo.this is how u should practice ur rhythem and the same goes to any other musician out there no matter wad instrument u play.
this story has somehow inspired me to put in more time and effort in working on my rhythem and timing cause i know that rhythem and timing is important in music thou it may be a bit boring but nonetheless nevermind the bordom dat u will face and JUST DO IT...cause it's for ur own good!!!!
i hope this story will inspire u too!!!! =)
Pulse_ironica
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hey there, honestly when you dont hear the beep thats when your spot on. hence dont stop when you dont hear the beat! lol. think of it this way. metronomes are made for one puropse which is standard time... its the one thing that will help us drummers keep in perfect time when it comes to recordings.
If your playing your bass drum with a metronome click, you will only be able to hear the metronome click when your off time. unless of course if you use ear phones. the reason is simple. the bass drum is louder than a metronome and when both the sounds occour at the same time the bass drum will cover the sound of the metronome. however if your not on time whislt playing with the metronome, you will be able to hear the click very clearly. due to the fact that the sounds are not occuring at the same time.
try this exercise. just take your snare drum and your metronome. tune your metronome to 120 Bpm and at 16th notes. then play loud on your snare with the same value 16th notes at 120 bpm. if your spot on, you wont be able to hear the metronome click at all.
hope this helps
what the guys said about playing at slow tempos is very true man. playing slowly and keeping time is more tedious.
Metronomes are very important. good thing your taking the time to practise with the click. good luck with your practises! carpe diem!
If your playing your bass drum with a metronome click, you will only be able to hear the metronome click when your off time. unless of course if you use ear phones. the reason is simple. the bass drum is louder than a metronome and when both the sounds occour at the same time the bass drum will cover the sound of the metronome. however if your not on time whislt playing with the metronome, you will be able to hear the click very clearly. due to the fact that the sounds are not occuring at the same time.
try this exercise. just take your snare drum and your metronome. tune your metronome to 120 Bpm and at 16th notes. then play loud on your snare with the same value 16th notes at 120 bpm. if your spot on, you wont be able to hear the metronome click at all.
hope this helps
what the guys said about playing at slow tempos is very true man. playing slowly and keeping time is more tedious.
Metronomes are very important. good thing your taking the time to practise with the click. good luck with your practises! carpe diem!
Robert Walker
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Bounce Metronome Pro with drum stick visuals
Try out Bounce Metronome Pro with swing, advanced rhythms and drum stick or conductor's baton visuals
You'll be able to see that you are in time as well as hear, with the drum stick visuals in time with the beat.
The visuals also help to hit the beat exactly.
Bounce Metronome Pro
Try out Bounce Metronome Pro with swing, advanced rhythms and drum stick or conductor's baton visuals
You'll be able to see that you are in time as well as hear, with the drum stick visuals in time with the beat.
The visuals also help to hit the beat exactly.
Bounce Metronome Pro
alvinthedrummer
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Check this out:- http://musicalchops.blogspot.com/
heyy. i've been practicing this chop for some time now and i must say, it really helps. i haven't gone as far as subdividing each beat in quintuplets or sextuplets, etc, but just the beginning 4 (quarter, 8th, 8th note triplets & 16th) is a good chop to build on. the transition from triplet to 16th, and vice versa, is especially helpful. helps to build that internal metronome, and it has helped me nail my triplet rolls on the usual rock songs. so yup, do try this exercise.
alvinthedrummer
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Glad it helps! It does take much effort but after a while, you get start to be able to hear the "gridlines" clearer and clearer and your sense of where the bar line is improves too.
Another thing you should try is to count the quarters out a loud (no need to shout, just at a comfortable volume where you can hear yourself). That REALLY engraves where the downbeats are for you. It'll prep you for all the odd figured playing, modulation etc etc later on....
Another thing you should try is to count the quarters out a loud (no need to shout, just at a comfortable volume where you can hear yourself). That REALLY engraves where the downbeats are for you. It'll prep you for all the odd figured playing, modulation etc etc later on....
