Using a metronome

Hi all, i have this very big problem with the metronome and note durations. How do i know how many beats or clicks to hold the note for? For example what doe quarter notes at 60bpm mean? I would really appreciate any help on this since im seriously confused

Thanks a lot.

I dont know if any of this is right because i havent actually ever used a metronome but i can tell you what i have heard.

right, there is 4 beats per measure in 4/4 time. 1 2 3 4 like that.

So, if you play one note per beat, thats a quater note.

If you play one note for the duration of the four beats (hold it) thats a whole note.

Now, if you play 8 notes note in the duration of 4 clicks (two notes per click) they are 8th notes.

And then if you play 4 notes per click (16 notes in a measure of 4 clicks) then they are 16th notes.

There might be more to it, but this is what i know.

That's basically it for 4/4 time.

Hey bud,

Try this out:

http://datadragon.com/education/reading/

if you cant stay in time its gonna be very difficult for you to be a great musician personally I'de go to some music theory classes and learn your shtuff

Originally Posted by: Re2point0if you cant stay in time its gonna be very difficult for you to be a great musician personally I'de go to some music theory classes and learn your shtuff

Well here's the thing, i do have good rythym and can stay in time. However i just decided to start using a metronome when im practising on my own sans band. I just needed to know how to use the bloody thing in terms of clicks/note and all that sort of stuff.

Thanks for all the replies anyway. They helped a little bit.

Could someone post a link to their favourite online metronome?

Not the fancyist, but it works

http://smurman.best.vwh.net/Metronome/

Originally Posted by: LohrtarCould someone post a link to their favourite online metronome?