tick, tick, tick, DING! (Do you use a metronome when rehearsing tunes for a gig?)
Most all of us used a metronome at one time or another when we were learning the rudiments...
but how many of you rehearse for a gig using a metronome?
Today, John, Craig and I were reviewing some new material for Quantum Fizz, including reviewing material we plan to use on a demo CD, and on a couple of tunes we just couldn't get into sync (the guitar was goin' one way, the keyboard another, and even yours truly had a few stumbles while keepin' the beat goin') UNTIL we used a metronome.
John has one built into his keyboard (hence the "tick tick tick DING!" mentioned at the start of this thread...and when we discovered the optimum tempo for each tune, everything started falling into place and sounding much smoother.
I told John that while we don't need to play like robots (and some of playlist frankly is a bit loose and fun to play), the more consistent we are when rehearse, the more consistent we'll be on gigs...and on albums! (And we're even thinking about what to put up on a MySpace page!)
Whether you do or you don't, share your thoughts!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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