Metronome Video

[Plantsman13]

I posted this link on FB but wanted to share it here.  There is the usual "rambling" in such videos; but the 2 & 4 beat concept looks interesting and worth a try.  Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/GuitarGathering2018/permalink/139897820039665/

 

[John Wells]

Seldom have I ever listened to a more abject, boring presentation with such sophomoric analogies. I’ve been around this place for some time, and I’ve noticed that one of the most challenging skills we students face is learning to play with the “gnome,” that dreaded clicking monster. Let’s face why. We’re learning to fret and strum, and now we have to keep time (rhythm) with a humongous distraction of sound. The best way to keep time is with our tapping foot (left or right, just pick one). The problem is that our tapping feet aren’t calibrated in beats per minute. Fortunately we have two ways to overcome this inability. If we set a gnome to the b.p.m. we wish before we begin playing and get our foot in sync with it, then we can ignore the clicking sound and feel the beat with our feet. I use this method lots of times. If we play with a group, the beat is set by either the drummer or the bassist, and we can tap along with him. The other method is a commercial metronome called a Peterson Body Beat, which has a pulsing transducer we stick in our belt or shoe so we can feel its set b.p.m. I have one, but I’ve sorta gotten used to the first method. Now, I’m no guitar teacher like Steve, with whom I have an agreement: I won’t teach guitar and he won’t engineer designs of Navy ships; both students and our armed forces smile at this arrangement. I don’t own any Peterson stock, but as a student I do endorse the Body Beat. ‘Nuff said, and maybe too much. Lotsa luck.

[Plantsman13]

But how do you REALLY feel?!  

Sorry it was a bust for you.

[matonanjin]

26 minutes ago, Plantsman13 said:

But how do you REALLY feel?!  

Sorry it was a bust for you.

Rarely will you question where you stand with John

[V7#5b9]

1 hour ago, Plantsman13 said:

But how do you REALLY feel?!  

It’s simple. Bodies like rhythm, and they like syncing to it. That’s why you unconsciously tap your foot to music you like. You don’t think about it; in fact, it usually happens when you’re not thinking about it. Syncing up with a metronome or whatever delivers the beat or pulse is a physical thing. That’s why and how you feel it.  

And here’s the video for people who don’t have a facebook account. 

 

[V7#5b9]

@John Wells I’m glad you’ve made it to the new forum. I hope you’re doing fine.

[Grog]

Sounds to me like John's Body Beat could be a cheap thrill too.

[Six String]

Problem is, you can't always follow the drummer.  Sometimes the song opens with guitar.

If you want to see a drummers head explode, don't adequately develop your own time keeping skills and lead in to a song noticeably too fast/slow, or worse, let the beat wander.

Opening a song playing rhythm guitar is among the most daunting challenges for me at this point in my development and a skill I regularly work at using backing tracks and working to ingrain the rhythm, so I consistently hit it right when the drums/band comes in. Good band mates can cover if you are off a touch, but a backing track cuts no slack so its a good excercise.

There is no doubt more woodshedding with the 'nome would have been a good thing for me.