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Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Which Metronomes Are Good For Jazz?

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Brent discusses the role of metronomes in jazz practice, responding to a question about the pulse metronome. He emphasizes that metronomes help develop internal time and a steady time feel. Suggesting online metronomes, he provides exercises for flexibility in time feel. Brent underscores the value of playing with recordings and adapting to different tempos, urging musicians to use metronomes judiciously as one tool among many. Important Links: Free Guide to learning standards by ear: Lear...

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0:34.8

Now, on to today's episode.

0:53.3

Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. Hey, what's up? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. Welcome to another episode of the Learn

0:58.5

Jazz Standards podcast where I'm answering your jazz questions five days a week to make jazz

1:03.0

feel easier and so that you can have a lot more fun playing music. We have a great question

1:09.8

that's been asked today. This one comes from Kathy Freeman,

1:13.4

so let's give it a listen. Good evening from Berlin. I'm interested in hearing something

1:20.6

about metronomes, which kinds you recommend, specifically the pulse metronome, which works by feel rather than by listening to a sound.

1:31.5

Thank you.

1:32.9

Thanks for the great question, Kathy.

1:34.5

Metronomes are obviously a tool that is often recommended for a variety of different

1:41.1

musical styles, not just jazz.

1:43.2

And the goal being to help you develop this

1:45.7

sense of internal time. And in yesterday's episode, we talked a little bit about this problem of

1:51.7

sometimes getting lost in the form or feeling you have to count when you're solo. And that's not

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