Why Every Guitarist Needs a Metronome – Practice the Right Way

Using a metronome is a great way to improve your technique and timing – here are tips and tricks to get the most from the ticking device!
NPR

A Metronome Can Help Set The CPR Beat

The heart beats rhythmically, and so does a metronome. So it makes sense that a metronome, typically used by musicians to help keep a steady beat, could help medical professionals restart a heart. For ...
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Metronome magic: master your picking, improve timing, and build up speed – one click at a time

Be it a wind-up device or an app on your phone, a metronome is part and parcel of being a focused musician. Simply put, it keeps time at whatever tempo you set it to and then you interact with the ...
Colorado Public Radio

What the metronome really teaches classical musicians

One of the things I love about music is that it is one of the few professions still around that is passed from one generation to the next in a master/apprentice model. Every classically trained ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Was Beethoven’s Metronome Wrong?

When great musicians play the classics, they often like to recreate the exact feel of a piece of music. But when playing Beethoven, many musicians completely disregard the tempo markings on his ...