Here’s a subject that everyone has an opinion about- Play with a click or Play without. Whether recording in the studio or practicing on your own in your basement, a metronome is a drummer’s best friend and should be embraced, not feared.
A Metronome is a vital tools in music education. Guitarists, pianists, violinists, etc. all use metronomes during their practice, therefore it’s not surprising that drummers, the “time keepers” of music, do too. In order to be a good drummer, you’ll need to keep good time, and practicing with a metronome will help you do that.
You should practice any drum beats (as well as any rudimentary practice pad stuff) you play with the metronome. You’ll probably find that keeping up with the metronome beats is a little more difficult than playing it “free style”. When you practice a beat, make sure the metronome’s accented sound starts the beat’s measure.
As you practice, never go much faster than you feel comfortable, or your form and technique will turn to shit, and if you practice with bad technique, you’ll learn bad technique. Not good!
Practicing with a metronome will improve your time keeping. You might not feel your sense of rhythm improving while you work with a metronome, but you’ll sense it when you later play without one.
Good Luck and ENJOY!!!
MB
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