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orinoco
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response 29 of 42:
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Dec 23 19:47 UTC 2002 |
re metronomes:
I see I've misspoken. I think here's what I meant to say.
Keeping good time in solo playing is one thing. Playing well with a drummer,
say, or following the tempo of a soloist you're accompanying, that's something
else. In the end you want to be good at doing both, but getting better at
one doesn't seem to necessarily make you any better at the other. There are
musicians who are great at following a beat but terrible at keeping the beat
themselves; there are musicians who can keep perfect time on their own but
are terrible at accomodating to other people's playing.
Practicing with a metronome is great for learning how to play with a
drummer. And there's other things it's useful for: double-checking your
tempos, gradually increasing the speed of your scales and whatnot, etc.
But for learning to keep a steady beat on your own (with no drummer, no
click track, no conductor, etc.), practicing with a metronome has always
seemed pretty useless to me.
Of course, that's just my personal experience, and I'm definitely a
low-level amateur, not a serious musician and certainly not a
professional. I'd be curious to see what some of the other musicians here
think.
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scott
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response 30 of 42:
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Dec 23 20:57 UTC 2002 |
Using a metronome seems useful for solo play, to me anyway.
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jaklumen
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response 31 of 42:
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Dec 24 08:10 UTC 2002 |
Well, Dan, that's why I suggested tapping your foot along with the
metronome. When you take the metronome away, keep tapping. I think
physically doing it helps internalize your sense of beat. Or maybe
following the flashing light on your electronic metronome might work..
There's also the TAP system.. are Midwesterners familiar with it? It
was developed in Bellevue (Seattle area) but I would gather many music
majors should have heard of it. The old system involved tapping a
button on a machine with a counter that was sensitive to an audio
patched tape player. You would tap out rhythms to various recordings..
I remember the theme from Sanford and Son and a selection from Wendy
Carlos's "Well-Tempered Synthesizer" being among them.
We were stuck with the machines at Central although a company called
MusicWare bought the rights and reengineered the system to a software
program. You should be able to find it online. It will cost you some
money unless you can prove you're a teacher or an educational
institution in need of it.
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cyklone
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response 32 of 42:
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Dec 24 14:10 UTC 2002 |
A variation on the "tap along, turn off" method: Pick a recording you know
has rock solid tempo. Count or tap along with it while turning down the
volume for a few seconds, then turn it back up. Gradually increase the
"volume down" time. If you are still on the beat after ten to thirty
seconds of silence you are well on your way to developing good rhythm.
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jor
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response 33 of 42:
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Dec 24 21:27 UTC 2002 |
(great item)
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jaklumen
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response 34 of 42:
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Dec 24 22:57 UTC 2002 |
Isn't it, though? Music in action.
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mynxcat
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response 35 of 42:
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Dec 25 01:51 UTC 2002 |
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jaklumen
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response 36 of 42:
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Dec 27 08:21 UTC 2002 |
That's all it takes. And make your practice time count.
Other tips:
Tape record your practicing, and then go back and listen to it with the
music to pick up your mistakes.
Play duets with your teacher. There's a lot to be said for ensemble
experience, and this is a place to start-- you'll be able to rely on a
teacher's strengths somewhat in tempo and continuity.
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mynxcat
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response 37 of 42:
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Jan 9 17:53 UTC 2003 |
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albaugh
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response 38 of 42:
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Jan 9 18:35 UTC 2003 |
C D7 G7 C :-)
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mynxcat
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response 39 of 42:
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Jan 9 19:26 UTC 2003 |
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albaugh
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response 40 of 42:
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Jan 9 19:43 UTC 2003 |
C D7 G7 C is a common chord *progression*. The notes might be thusly:
C - G C E G
D7 - A C D F#
G7 - G B D F
C - G C E
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mynxcat
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response 41 of 42:
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Jan 9 19:48 UTC 2003 |
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dbratman
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response 42 of 42:
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Jan 18 00:07 UTC 2003 |
There are some inverted chords there all right.
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