EverRude
I think a Metronome is great when first starting out
if you don't have a sence of timeing.
My Metronome is built in my head.
On the other side of the coin i've had students use try
them because they were speeding up or slowing down.
Some just never could get the timing thing down even
with the metronome!If you don't know how to count when
playing music or stay on a beat then i say get a metronome.A drummer is great to use if hes has great
timing to learn how to play on the beat.
Once you can get the tic tic in your head you don't really
need the metronome.
But the metronome could be used on your scales to reach
the time barrier if thats what you want.
But if you have the tic tic built in your head you already
have a metronome.When your on the stage you can't use
a metronome and thats when you better have your timing
built in but you can play off of your drummer which
is what most lead guitarists do anyway.
Most poeple that use a metronome are playing alot by
thier selfs and not with a band.
I've met alot of pro guitarists that never used a metronome
that could really cook with best of them in all styles of music.
As far as useing your foot to tap for timing i've never
used it i alwasy thought it was a hillbilly thing.
And yes a Drummer is great for learning timing for
your rythum but i would't call this a simple thing
if your just playing chords really anything you can play good is not simple thing when you play music.
The question was as i thought was that your having problems
with makeing your fingers do what you want them to do
this is normal when first starting out thier not going to
want to do what you want them do.So the answer should be
practice practice or to make sure your not useing incorrect
fingering you might try getting a teacher to try and see
what your doing wrong.(I recemend a Teacher)
Really a metronome is not the answer for your finger problems unless your working on speed and you did't say
you were having speed problems i think some thought you
was, plus did't even read the real question.


Mark

[Edited by skee1 on 04-19-2002 at 05:34 PM]