Practicing with a metronome can be frustrating in many ways, but it is necessary. I hear a lot of different reasons why people hate practicing with a metronome, but there are many reasons why it’s good, too.
Frustrating Things about Practicing with a Metronome
There are many frustrating things about practicing with a metronome, so I’ll talk about each frustration.
It Feels Too Mechanical
There are two reasons that playing with a metronome makes the music feel mechanical.
- It forces you to use the problem-solving portion of your brain rather than the language center. This one reason why you should use the metronome, anyway, because as you solve the problems in the music, you are able to play it better.
- You have a natural rubato that is really hard to turn off. This is a reason to use the metronome, anyway, because rubato is not always encouraged in music, especially if you’re playing in an ensemble or something written before the Romantic period.
It Makes Me Mess Up
The metronome is a treasure hunter for mistakes. If you’re messing up, that means that the metronome is set too high. When you start using the metronome, you’re supposed to go a few (or more) clicks slower than you have been playing. This is because you subconsciously slow down on the tough parts.
Uses for Practicing with a Metronome
Now that we’ve gotten the most common excuses out of the way, here are some things that the metronome really helps.
Finding the Mistakes in your Music
I’ve already mentioned that the metronome is a treasure-hunter for mistakes. It helps you find them because, first of all, it makes you slightly nervous, and second you subconsciously slow down on the tough parts.
Speeding Up the Music
When you start a piece, you start out slower than slow. Largo’s got nothing on you. Once you start feeling comfortable with the music, if you speed it up naturally, then you go really fast on the easy parts and really slow on the hard parts. Than becomes your norm and it’s really hard to come out of it.
Evening Out the Tempo
Let’s say you have a really good natural rubato, but you want to play in an ensemble. Rubato is not a good idea for that. You’ll want to play at least once with the metronome each day.
Conclusion
I used to think that the metronome was evil, but a necessary evil. As I grew as a musician, I was able to embrace the metronome. It saves me precious practice time and makes me a better musician.
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I’m getting back into playing piano after 40 years away. The metronome was foreign to me. But I have used it to get me out of some really tough spots in pieces. I’ll have to use it more as you suggested. Thank you for a helpful piece!
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