Metronome practice guides

These articles are written to be used with the SixtyBPM metronome. Each one is a method for a specific problem, not a duplicate of the homepage. Read one, then practise for fifteen minutes before opening the next.

• Metronome guide for beginners

  A first-session walkthrough of this metronome, including counting, pass criteria and when not to start at 60 BPM.

• 30-day metronome practice plan

  Four weeks of timed sessions on one excerpt, with a notebook template and a reset rule when mistakes return.

• Why slow practice works

  Motor control, error detection and a 60-BPM protocol that does not stall at slow tempos forever.

• Metronome practice for guitar

  Isolate pick motion, chord changes and strumming so the click trains the hand that is actually late.

• Metronome practice for piano

  Evenness, coordination and pedaling at 60 BPM, plus a clear rule for when the click should come off.

• How to practice odd time signatures with a metronome

  Grouping, accents and spoken counting for 5/4, 7/8 and 9/8 using this metronome’s time-signature picker.

• Time signatures and beat units on SixtyBPM

  How the time-signature and beat-unit pickers change the click, including compound meter and the no-accent 1/1 option.

• Subdivision practice at 60 BPM

  A subdivision ladder that stays at 60 BPM so note density changes while the pulse does not.

• How to stop rushing and dragging

  A diagnosis-first approach: find where the beat moves, then pick the click placement that makes that error audible.

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