How to Use a Metronome

Video Transcript

"Alright here we have your standard metronome. Whenever you are practicing it is really important to keep the metronome going, it is like a pulse. Whenever you are playing with somebody else, a piano player or anybody, a drummer or guitar player. A lot of times they will be keeping the tempo for your while you are playing the lead over the top. It is really important to be practicing with the metronome so you get the idea of a pulse. A lot of people start practicing, however many weeks, months, into practicing, without having a pulse that is half the battle here is pulse. Music has a tempo all the time so you need to keep it moving with the metronome. Just to quickly demonstrate I am just going to set it at 126 beats per minute, it is not too fast and not too slow. If you wanted to play quarter notes throughout that you would basically use that as a guide. Real simple, keep it moving with the tempo and you need to stay right in the pocket with the metronome at all times. Once you get the pulse down you know and even on up into your saxophone career you are going to need to use the metronome all the time when practicing. You never grow out of this thing, I don't care what anybody says use the metronome."