*?* Metronome? Practice time?

a metronome, helps you keep time via beats per minute, its really good for practicing scales, chord changes , go to metronomeonline.com

A metronome is just a device that keeps time. You can set it for different BPM (beats per minute).

A metronome helps you develop good timing which is one of the most important (probably the most important) skills when playing music.

You might practice a new scale. You would turn the metronome to a slow speed (maybe 60 BPM) and practice playing one note at a time on the beat. Once you get good at that you can speed it up to maybe 70 BPM and just keep going. So you not only get a sense of time, but it can help you build speed as well.

As far as practice all I can say is the more you practice the better you will get. If you practice 3 hours per day you will become a good player much quicker than someone who practices 10 minutes per day.

I dunno. Nobody had to ever make me practice. I love it. I will practice all day long if I can. I was like that at the beginning, and I'm like that now.

If you practice with a metronome, rember to set it att a speed that you can handle. Its better to play slow and accurate than fast and sloppy. Speed will develope with time.

Thank you all for replying, anybody know what the cost of one is?

Mine was 30 bucks.

Some others might be cheaper.
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Thank you all for replying, anybody know what the cost of one is?

This one is US$24:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002E2O2Q/sr=1-1/qid=1119373460/ref=sr_1_1/103-1555066-2607853?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=11965861&s=musical-instruments&v=glance

and it has different rhythm patterns as well as the single click sound. Personally I like it better than a standard metronome.

P.S. You can find it on ebay for even less $.

hi and welcome

well the cost will vary I just bought a Boss digital Metronome / Tuner in the land of Aus ( Australia ) it cost me $50.00 but you can purchase cheaper ones . If I was you I would buy a Metronome / Tuner that way you can tune your guitar as well keep time .

cheers
L.K :arrow:

oh forgot you can get them free off the webb as well but can not remember the site :oops:

L.k :arrow:

Here you go. I just expanded on slejhammer's search.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search.html/ref=br_ss_hs/102-9762224-3632139?platform=gurupa&url=node%3D11965861&keywords=metronomes&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

The one I have is the Zipbeat-6000 by Sabine. It's $10 cheaper on Amazon.

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