{"id":1533,"date":"2024-01-02T17:21:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T01:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:17:05","slug":"metronome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/metronome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use a Metronome for Guitar Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to using a metronome in your guitar practice, you probably fit into one of three groups.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Group 1: You <strong>currently use<\/strong> a metronome for guitar practice, almost every time you practice your guitar.<\/li>\n<li>Group 2: You have heard that you probably should use a metronome to practice, but you <strong>do not<\/strong> do it. (You may or may not feel some shred of guilt about this.)<\/li>\n<li>Group 3: You <strong>have no idea<\/strong> what a metronome is, why you would need one, or what you would do with it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Most people fall into the second group. With any luck, this tutorial may inspire you to bump up to the first.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Use a Metronome, Step By Step<\/h1>\n<p>What follows is a 4-video tutorial to get you started using the metronome, and to expand your abilities using\u00a0a metronome for guitar practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-No1i1P0x3s?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step One: \u00a0Set Up Your Metronome<\/h2>\n<p>This video shows how to initially set up your metronome. \u00a0While I use the free <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/pro-metronome-tempo-keeping\/id477960671?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Metronome app<\/a> (for iOS or Android), the basics apply to whatever metronome you currently have. \u00a0There may be some small points that do not apply to you, but most should.<\/p>\n<p>Almost any metronome will do.\u00a0 The simpler, the better.\u00a0 All we need is a steady click.\u00a0 Other features may distract or confuse us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0********************<\/p>\n<p>Click the tabs below for the video lessons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"my-accordion-1a\" class=\"x-accordion\" ><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-69f33428d5123\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"69f33428d5123\" data-x-toggle-group=\"my-accordion-1a\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-69f33428d5123\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Step Two: Getting Started with the Metronome<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-69f33428d5123\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"69f33428d5123\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-69f33428d5123\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step Two:\u00a0 Clap Along with the Metronome<\/h2>\n<p>In this one, we start at the beginning. \u00a0This means simply keeping time with the metronome.<\/p>\n<p>At first, just <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/clap-count-rhythm\/\">clap and count<\/a> along with the metronome. \u00a0You can play along with a guitar later.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this is a lifelong tool, and spending a few days learning how to use it is time well spent.\u00a0 It may feel awkward at first, and this is normal. Keep going.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l5IXbmloi0s?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0********************<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-69f33428d514b\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"69f33428d514b\" data-x-toggle-group=\"my-accordion-1a\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-69f33428d514b\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Step Three: Exploring Subdivisions<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-69f33428d514b\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"69f33428d514b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-69f33428d514b\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step Three: Exploring Subdivisions<\/h2>\n<p>When we subdivide the beat, we split it into <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/8-common-rhythms\/\">multiple, smaller beats<\/a>. \u00a0We can take a quarter note and split it into two, three, four, five, six, or any number (within reason please!) of smaller beats.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing to be able to clap along with the metronome. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/3-minute-rhythm-exercise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It&#8217;s another to be able to clap 8th&#8217;s while the metronome clicks quarter notes<\/a>. \u00a0Likewise 16ths, triplets, quintuplets, or others.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to count these subdivisions aloud, and be able to execute them precisely when we use a metronome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J-j24_KFbDU?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0********************<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-accordion-group\" ><div class=\"x-accordion-heading\"><a id=\"tab-69f33428d515e\" class=\"x-accordion-toggle collapsed\" role=\"tab\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse-b\" data-x-toggleable=\"69f33428d515e\" data-x-toggle-group=\"my-accordion-1a\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-69f33428d515e\"><i class='x-framework-icon x-shortcode-accordion-icon' data-x-icon-s='&#x2b;' aria-hidden=true><\/i><span>Step Four: Displacing the Beat<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-69f33428d515e\" class=\"x-accordion-body x-collapsed\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" data-x-toggleable=\"69f33428d515e\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-69f33428d515e\"><div class=\"x-accordion-inner\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Step Four: Displace the Beat<\/h2>\n<p>In this lesson, learn how to make the &#8220;click&#8221; fall on a beat other than 1, 2, 3, or 4.<\/p>\n<p>This challenges the ear, and completely changes the way that the time &#8220;feels&#8221;. \u00a0Working in this way can add tons of spice to your practice, and can be a very fun challenge.<\/p>\n<p>You may have to wait a while before really exploring this one. \u00a0Go ahead and watch the video and give it a shot. \u00a0If it&#8217;s currently over your head, you can always come back to it later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOKKo7Se97A?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Metronome: Frustrating, Annoying, Distracting<\/h2>\n<p>When you first start out using a metronome for guitar practice, it may not be the most positive of experiences. You may be thinking something like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;This is no fun. Why do I have to do this?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This clicking is so distracting. I play better without it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This is impossible!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Wow, I never knew I could be so annoyed at an electronic gadget.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If any of this sounds familiar, you&#8217;re not alone. The metronome is a tool, and like most other tools, there is a learning curve. \u00a0In this case, a potentially frustrating learning curve. \u00a0(But please read on anyway!)<\/p>\n<p>Many tools seemed scary until you learned how to use them. Many technologies are intimidating until you get comfortable with them. \u00a0Brave the learning curve, and you may just end up loving your metronome.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Use the Metronome for Guitar Practice?<\/h2>\n<p>There are several benefits to regularly using a metronome for guitar practice. Some of these benefits are more immediate, while others benefit your long-term growth as a musician.<\/p>\n<p>Just as a mirror allows you to see that your hair is out of place or that you have spinach in your teeth, a metronome can alert you to places where your timing or rhythm is not perfect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/8-common-rhythms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In music with complex rhythms<\/a>, a metronome can help to organize the rhythm in your head (especially if you <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/clap-count-rhythm\/\">count aloud<\/a>). It can assure you that you are playing what is on the page.<\/p>\n<p>In technique work (<a title=\"QuickStart Guide to Practicing Scales on the Classical Guitar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/practicing-scales-on-the-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scales<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/how-to-learn-classical-guitar-arpeggios-right-hand-technique\/\">arpeggios<\/a>, <a title=\"(Tech1) Reach Further and Gain Independence, All in One\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/dexterity-stretch-strength-left-hand-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stretches<\/a>, <a title=\"(tech2) Rasgueados Everywhere: Build Chops FAST (for Both Hands)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-finger-exercises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exercises<\/a>, <a title=\"Helpful Links for Technique Work\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/technique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">etc<\/a>.), metronomes can provide a point of reference. It&#8217;s encouraging to see that we are faster than we were a week, a month, or a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main benefits of playing with a metronome is that it builds our internal sense of steady tempo (or pace).<\/p>\n<p>It is vital to develop the ability to keep a steady tempo throughout an entire piece of music.\u00a0 And the metronome helps with this.<\/p>\n<p>Especially in pieces where some sections are more challenging than others, we must be able to maintain a steady tempo throughout. If we haven&#8217;t built up the ability to maintain a steady tempo, we can find ourselves in all sorts of mayhem.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is Good Rhythm?<\/h2>\n<p>While most of us know what the metronome is for (to get better rhythm), not everyone knows what this means in real life.<\/p>\n<p>Rhythm is one of the most powerful and least acknowledged of the elements of music.\u00a0 It can provide structure in the music. And it can allow for expression and emotion.<\/p>\n<p>Notes come and go. There may be a mistake in the melody or the harmony, and we would never notice. \u00a0But drop one beat, or mess with the rhythm in any way, and <strong>people immediately know<\/strong>. \u00a0We have some sort of primal instinct that recognizes and anticipates rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>Still, many players will sacrifice rhythm for correct notes. \u00a0Technically, it should be the opposite. Rhythm should come first.<\/p>\n<h3>Organization<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211;Having a well-developed sense of rhythm entails being able to place every little note in its proper spot. It also means keeping track of a larger pulse, ie. feeling the larger beats of the measure or the phrase.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong and Weak Beats<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211;Having a well-developed sense of rhythm also allows us to keep track of <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/strong-weak-beats-music-guitar\/\">strong beats and weak beats<\/a>. Not all beats are created equal. \u00a0Just as in speech, some words are more &#8220;important&#8221; in a sentence than others, so it is in music.<\/p>\n<address>(This was one of the biggest arguments against disco when it first came out, that it homogenized the beats, and made them all more equal. Don&#8217;t get me wrong: there are certain moments in life when nothing but disco will do. But as mature musicians we really do need to understand the difference between strong and weak beats.)<\/address>\n<h3>Feel<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211;Having a well-developed sense of rhythm also includes being able to inflect the rhythm of the piece of music with an appropriate &#8220;feel&#8221;. \u00a0Some examples of this would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>swing<\/li>\n<li>samba<\/li>\n<li>waltz<\/li>\n<li>jig<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Expression<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211;Having a well-developed sense of rhythm also means being able to use rhythm as an expressive device. This means making <a href=\"https:\/\/brettworks.com\/2011\/04\/26\/on-musical-time-and-drummers-brains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subtle<\/a> changes in the placement of each note so that it encourages a specific musical outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The basic timing and rhythm of the piece of music are still there, but we use the rhythm to demonstrate the psychological character of the piece.<\/p>\n<p>How and when to use rhythm as an expressive device is beyond the scope of this article, but many <a href=\"https:\/\/my.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-courses\/\">CGS Courses<\/a> give specific examples of how\u00a0to do so.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rule #1: Listen To the Metronome<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Listen<\/strong>. \u00a0Listen like your life depends on it.<\/p>\n<p>This is the number one, most important, must-do, must-have element of working with metronomes. \u00a0Your ear has to be completely focused on every single click, beep, or tock coming out of your metronome. \u00a0Easy enough, right?<\/p>\n<h3>Here&#8217;s the problem<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">Let&#8217;s take a slight detour her into some pseudo-brain science.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">We can only consciously track around seven things at any given time. If some of these are very complex, we may be only able to focus on one or two.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">On the other hand, our subconscious mind tracks millions of things in any given second. It registers everything we see, feel, hear, and generally sense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">One of the ways that our brains balance all the different things that it has to keep track of is by recognizing patterns. If we&#8217;re consciously focusing on something and we need more brainpower, the subconscious mind will recognize any patterns and relieve the conscious mind of that &#8220;bandwidth&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">This way, the conscious mind is free to pay attention to something else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\"><strong>This is\u00a0quite easy to recognize in normal life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">For instance, you may have noticed, when driving down the road, that you can &#8220;space out&#8221; for a while. If your surroundings are very familiar, or if there is not much novelty in them (such as miles and miles of highway or farmland), your subconscious mind will recognize that as a pattern and allow the conscious mind to drift.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">Here are a couple more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">You aren&#8217;t aware of the noise from a refrigerator or fan, until it stops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">You aren&#8217;t aware of the flavor of your food, until you get a spicy bite, or a bone\/rock\/shell in your mouth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">In a room full of people talking, you aren&#8217;t aware that someone is talking specifically to you, until they raise their voice.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">This is where one of the biggest problems in working with the metronome (and practice in general) lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">The metronome keeps a steady beat. And a steady beat is definitely a pattern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">This means we are literally wired to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ignore<\/span> the metronome!<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<p>But if you want to practice with a metronome, and get good use out of the metronome, we have to do the exact opposite of what our brains are wired to do.<\/p>\n<h3>Overcoming natural tendencies<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">So what we have then is a battle between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind (or subconscious mind).<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">We have to consciously maintain focus on the metronome, even though our subconscious mind wants to recognize it as a simple pattern and allow our conscious mind to go in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">The only way to win this battle is through the sheer act of willpower. We simply have to forcefully keep our attention on listening to every beat of the metronome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">There are no helpful tips or tricks for this. We simply have to grab the rudder and keep the boat of our attention on course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #222222;\">This is the main challenge and goal of working with the metronome:<strong> listening<\/strong>. Listening and continuing to listen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<p>Of course, the mind will stray to other things (such as counting, clapping, playing, food, sex, the news, etc.). When this happens, we must recognize that it is happening and gently steer our attention back to listening.<\/p>\n<p>We do this over and over again. This is the true practice of working with the metronome. \u00a0<strong>It&#8217;s as much about training our mind to focus as it is about playing with steady tempo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to using a metronome in your guitar practice, you probably fit into one of three groups. Group 1: You currently use a metronome for guitar practice, almost every time you practice your guitar. Group 2: You have heard that you probably should use a metronome to practice, but you do not do it. 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