Hi all,
Has anyone of you ever encountered a problem where you feel that you're over-dependent on a metronome? I've been making it a point to play EVERYTHING from grooves to solos with a metronome click in order to strengthen my timing.
However, I find that without the help of a metronome, I do occasionally go off time (usually speed up) when playing to tracks on my CDs or MP3s.
Whenever there is music in the background (such as bass or piano vamps) for me to groove or solo over, there is usually no problem with my timing, as I'd usually be pretty accurate. However, during portions where there is trading 4s or 8s (i use minus drums tracks), there is no music nor click in the background to act as a guide anymore, and that is when I do not always come back into the groove on time with the music after the 4 or 8 bars of solo.
Is there any way to redress this seeming over-dependence on a metronome and to develop your own inner metronome? My teacher Jimmy Lee tells me that whenever he plays there's always an internal timeclock that helps him keep timing. And he's always dead on the dot with his time, even when he syncopates his solos like crazy.
Also does anyone experience problems keeping time when switching from an electronic to acoustic drumset? My drumset at home is an acoustic set but its all muffled up (I use the sound-off mats and silent skins) which gives it more of an electronic drumset feel. I've found that when I switch to an acoustic set, I find the feel rather awkward and the volume almost unbearable sometimes
and hence I tend to lose my sense of time. Anyone else had this problem too? Thanks for any tips that anyone has to share to redress the above its much appreciated.
Has anyone of you ever encountered a problem where you feel that you're over-dependent on a metronome? I've been making it a point to play EVERYTHING from grooves to solos with a metronome click in order to strengthen my timing.
However, I find that without the help of a metronome, I do occasionally go off time (usually speed up) when playing to tracks on my CDs or MP3s.
Whenever there is music in the background (such as bass or piano vamps) for me to groove or solo over, there is usually no problem with my timing, as I'd usually be pretty accurate. However, during portions where there is trading 4s or 8s (i use minus drums tracks), there is no music nor click in the background to act as a guide anymore, and that is when I do not always come back into the groove on time with the music after the 4 or 8 bars of solo.
Is there any way to redress this seeming over-dependence on a metronome and to develop your own inner metronome? My teacher Jimmy Lee tells me that whenever he plays there's always an internal timeclock that helps him keep timing. And he's always dead on the dot with his time, even when he syncopates his solos like crazy.
Also does anyone experience problems keeping time when switching from an electronic to acoustic drumset? My drumset at home is an acoustic set but its all muffled up (I use the sound-off mats and silent skins) which gives it more of an electronic drumset feel. I've found that when I switch to an acoustic set, I find the feel rather awkward and the volume almost unbearable sometimes
and hence I tend to lose my sense of time. Anyone else had this problem too? Thanks for any tips that anyone has to share to redress the above its much appreciated.
