there are virtually endless possibilities to practice with a metronome. but keep in mind, that a metronome should only be your support - not your god. what i mean by that is. that you should not set your metronome to a speed where every note you play falls over one click to make it easier for you. if you rely too much on your metronome, you will have difficulties in filling the free spaces between your drummers notes accurately when he play at a slower pace.

as for the excercises...

each click of the metronome stands for a quaternote (unless otherwise stated in the score you want to play)

that means you can start out with what is called the rythm-pyramid.


1 + & + 2 + & + 3 + & + 4 + & + 1 metronome
I I whole notes
I I I half notes
I I I I half note triplet
I I I I I 1/4 note
I I I I I I I 1/4 note triplet
I I I I I I I I I 1/8th notes
I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1/8th note triplet
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1/16th note

and so forth

then set your metronome to be not the 1-2-3-4 but the "&" and play the same thing. then insert rests. set the metronome on "+"
then set your metronome on 1 and 3 and so forth.
hope that helps .. gotta create a tutorial for that on my host section....